#BBC5EF#BBC5EF
#BBC5EF is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.567; OKLCH L 83.0% C 0.060 H 274.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBC5EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 197, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(228, 62%, 84%) |
| HSV | hsv(228, 22%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.8%, 17.6%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.03, 5.35, -21.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.03, 22.53, 283.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.97% 0.0047 -0.0598) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.97% 0.06 274.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.0358, 56.7281, 89.6419) |
| Luminance | 0.5673 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 2.80
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 4.13
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 6.61
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 6.85
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.30
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBC5EF #EFE5BB
analogous
#BBDFEF #BBC5EF #CBBBEF
triadic
#BBC5EF #EFBBC5 #C5EFBB
tetradic
#BBC5EF #EFBBDF #EFE5BB #BBEFCB
square
#BBC5EF #EFBBDF #EFE5BB #BBEFCB
split-complementary
#BBC5EF #EFCBBB #DFEFBB
monochromatic
#5870D8 #899BE3 #BBC5EF #E6EAF9 #E6EAF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.70
#BBC5EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.35
#BBC5EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBC5EF
12.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBC5EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBC5EF | 1.00 | 1.70 | 12.35 | 12.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9C9F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6C5EE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AFCDD3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbc5ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 197, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.0% 0.060 274.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0d6f4',
500: '#bbc5ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbc5ef; $custom-light: #d0d6f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbc5ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 197,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 228.462,
"s": 61.905,
"l": 83.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82971,
"c": 0.05999,
"h": 274.5
},
"luminance": 0.56729
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBC5EF
secondary
#CDBF81
accent
#A81CCA
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFBFE
border
#D4D4D6
text
#141417
muted
#838385