#BBC3EF#BBC3EF
#BBC3EF is a very light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.558; OKLCH L 82.6% C 0.062 H 276.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBC3EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 195, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 62%, 84%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 22%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.8%, 18.4%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.51, 6.43, -22.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.51, 23.56, 285.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.57% 0.0075 -0.062) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.57% 0.062 276.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.5847, 55.8259, 89.4915) |
| Luminance | 0.5583 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 2.38
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 3.77
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 7.36
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 7.53
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.60
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 8.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBC3EF #EFE7BB
analogous
#BBDDEF #BBC3EF #CDBBEF
triadic
#BBC3EF #EFBBC3 #C3EFBB
tetradic
#BBC3EF #EFBBDD #EFE7BB #BBEFCD
square
#BBC3EF #EFBBDD #EFE7BB #BBEFCD
split-complementary
#BBC3EF #EFCDBB #DDEFBB
monochromatic
#586CD8 #8997E3 #BBC3EF #E6E9F9 #E6E9F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#BBC3EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.17
#BBC3EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBC3EF
12.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBC3EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBC3EF | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.17 | 12.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7C7F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4C3EE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AFCBD2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbc3ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 195, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.6% 0.062 276.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0d5f4',
500: '#bbc3ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbc3ef; $custom-light: #d0d5f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbc3ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 195,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 230.769,
"s": 61.905,
"l": 83.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82571,
"c": 0.06242,
"h": 276.9
},
"luminance": 0.55827
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBC3EF
secondary
#CDC181
accent
#AF1CCA
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFBFE
border
#D4D4D6
text
#141417
muted
#838385