#BBC2E8#BBC2E8
#BBC2E8 is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 82.1% C 0.054 H 276.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBC2E8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 194, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 49%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 19%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.4%, 16.4%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.03, 5.41, -19.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.03, 20.38, 285.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.11% 0.0065 -0.0535) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.11% 0.054 276.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.3473, 54.9736, 84.0759) |
| Luminance | 0.5497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 3.88
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 4.65
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 6.90
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 7.14
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 8.64
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 8.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBC2E8 #E8E1BB
analogous
#BBD9E8 #BBC2E8 #CBBBE8
triadic
#BBC2E8 #E8BBC2 #C2E8BB
tetradic
#BBC2E8 #E8BBD9 #E8E1BB #BBE8CB
square
#BBC2E8 #E8BBD9 #E8E1BB #BBE8CB
split-complementary
#BBC2E8 #E8CBBB #D9E8BB
monochromatic
#6070C9 #8D99D9 #BBC2E8 #E8EAF7 #E8EAF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#BBC2E8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.00
#BBC2E8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBC2E8
12.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBC2E8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBC2E8 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 12.00 | 12.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8C5EA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5C2E7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1C9CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbc2e8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 194, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.1% 0.054 276.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0d4ef',
500: '#bbc2e8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbc2e8; $custom-light: #d0d4ef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbc2e8",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 194,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 230.667,
"s": 49.451,
"l": 82.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82113,
"c": 0.05394,
"h": 276.9
},
"luminance": 0.54975
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBC2E8
secondary
#C3B984
accent
#A629BD
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFBFE
border
#D4D4D6
text
#141416
muted
#838385