#B9BFEB#B9BFEB
#B9BFEB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.536; OKLCH L 81.5% C 0.062 H 278.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9BFEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 191, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(233, 56%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(233, 21%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.3%, 18.7%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.21, 7.08, -22.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.21, 23.60, 287.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.47% 0.0096 -0.0615) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.47% 0.062 278.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.6301, 53.5730, 86.0962) |
| Luminance | 0.5357 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 2.92
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 4.21
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 7.98
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.02
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 8.08
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 8.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9BFEB #EBE5B9
analogous
#B9D8EB #B9BFEB #CCB9EB
triadic
#B9BFEB #EBB9BF #BFEBB9
tetradic
#B9BFEB #EBB9D8 #EBE5B9 #B9EBCC
square
#B9BFEB #EBB9D8 #EBE5B9 #B9EBCC
split-complementary
#B9BFEB #EBCCB9 #D8EBB9
monochromatic
#5A68D0 #8993DD #B9BFEB #E7E9F8 #E7E9F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#B9BFEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.71
#B9BFEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9BFEB
11.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9BFEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9BFEB | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.71 | 11.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3C3ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1C0EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AEC7CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9bfeb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 191, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.5% 0.062 278.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ced2f1',
500: '#b9bfeb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9bfeb; $custom-light: #ced2f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9bfeb",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 191,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 232.8,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 82.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81474,
"c": 0.06227,
"h": 278.8
},
"luminance": 0.53574
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9BFEB
secondary
#C7BF81
accent
#B022C3
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFBFE
border
#D4D4D6
text
#131416
muted
#838385