#B9C4DC#B9C4DC
#B9C4DC is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 81.9% C 0.036 H 266.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9C4DC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 196, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 33%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 16%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.9%, 10.9%, 0%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.02, 1.11, -13.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.02, 13.27, 274.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.95% -0.0025 -0.0358) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.95% 0.036 266) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.6627, 54.9606, 75.5302) |
| Luminance | 0.5496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 2.86
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 3.35
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 4.67
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.69
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.91
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 8.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9C4DC #DCD1B9
analogous
#B9D6DC #B9C4DC #C0B9DC
triadic
#B9C4DC #DCB9C4 #C4DCB9
tetradic
#B9C4DC #DCB9D6 #DCD1B9 #B9DCC0
square
#B9C4DC #DCB9D6 #DCD1B9 #B9DCC0
split-complementary
#B9C4DC #DCC0B9 #D6DCB9
monochromatic
#677FB3 #90A2C8 #B9C4DC #E2E6F0 #EBEEF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#B9C4DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#B9C4DC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9C4DC
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9C4DC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9C4DC | 1.00 | 1.75 | 11.99 | 11.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDC5DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAC2DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1C9CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9c4dc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 196, 220); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.9% 0.036 266.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ced5e6',
500: '#b9c4dc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9c4dc; $custom-light: #ced5e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9c4dc",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 196,
"b": 220
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.143,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 79.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81945,
"c": 0.03587,
"h": 266
},
"luminance": 0.54961
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9C4DC
secondary
#B4A586
accent
#8839AC
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFC
border
#D4D4D5
text
#131416
muted
#838384