#BBC8DF#BBC8DF
#BBC8DF is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.572; OKLCH L 83.0% C 0.035 H 261.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBC8DF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 200, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 36%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 16%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.1%, 10.3%, 0%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.29, 0.25, -12.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.29, 12.91, 271.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.01% -0.005 -0.0349) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.01% 0.035 261.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.4639, 57.2001, 77.9690) |
| Luminance | 0.5720 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 1.76
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 2.74
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 3.99
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 6.96
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.36
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 8.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBC8DF #DFD2BB
analogous
#BBDADF #BBC8DF #C0BBDF
triadic
#BBC8DF #DFBBC8 #C8DFBB
tetradic
#BBC8DF #DFBBDA #DFD2BB #BBDFC0
square
#BBC8DF #DFBBDA #DFD2BB #BBDFC0
split-complementary
#BBC8DF #DFC0BB #DADFBB
monochromatic
#6885B8 #91A6CB #BBC8DF #E5EAF3 #EAEEF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.69
#BBC8DF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.44
#BBC8DF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBC8DF
12.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBC8DF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBC8DF | 1.00 | 1.69 | 12.44 | 12.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1C9E0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDC6DE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2CDCF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbc8df; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 200, 223); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.0% 0.035 261.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfd8e9',
500: '#bbc8df',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbc8df; $custom-light: #cfd8e9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbc8df",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 200,
"b": 223
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.333,
"s": 36,
"l": 80.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8301,
"c": 0.03529,
"h": 261.9
},
"luminance": 0.57201
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBC8DF
secondary
#B7A687
accent
#8337AF
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFC
border
#D4D4D5
text
#141416
muted
#838384