#B9BFEE#B9BFEE
#B9BFEE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.537; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.066 H 279.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9BFEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 191, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(233, 61%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(233, 22%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.3%, 19.7%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.31, 7.76, -23.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.31, 25.19, 287.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.59% 0.0105 -0.0656) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.59% 0.066 279.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.0671, 53.7478, 88.3981) |
| Luminance | 0.5375 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 2.41
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 4.00
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.71
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 8.20
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.20
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 8.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9BFEE #EEE8B9
analogous
#B9D9EE #B9BFEE #CDB9EE
triadic
#B9BFEE #EEB9BF #BFEEB9
tetradic
#B9BFEE #EEB9D9 #EEE8B9 #B9EECD
square
#B9BFEE #EEB9D9 #EEE8B9 #B9EECD
split-complementary
#B9BFEE #EECDB9 #D9EEB9
monochromatic
#5765D6 #8892E2 #B9BFEE #E6E8F9 #E6E8F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#B9BFEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.75
#B9BFEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9BFEE
11.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9BFEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9BFEE | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.75 | 11.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2C4F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0C0ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ADC7CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9bfee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 191, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.066 279.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ced2f3',
500: '#b9bfee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9bfee; $custom-light: #ced2f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9bfee",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 191,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 233.208,
"s": 60.92,
"l": 82.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81588,
"c": 0.06646,
"h": 279.1
},
"luminance": 0.53749
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9BFEE
secondary
#CCC37F
accent
#B51DC9
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFBFE
border
#D4D4D6
text
#141417
muted
#838385