#BBC8F9#BBC8F9
#BBC8F9 is a very light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.587; OKLCH L 83.9% C 0.070 H 273.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBC8F9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 200, 249) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 84%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 25%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.9%, 19.7%, 0%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.13, 6.01, -25.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.13, 26.24, 283.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.95% 0.0039 -0.0701) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.95% 0.07 273.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.2422, 58.7114, 97.8680) |
| Luminance | 0.5871 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 2.30
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 4.20
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.96
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 6.05
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 6.95
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 7.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBC8F9 #F9ECBB
analogous
#BBE7F9 #BBC8F9 #CDBBF9
triadic
#BBC8F9 #F9BBC8 #C8F9BB
tetradic
#BBC8F9 #F9BBE7 #F9ECBB #BBF9CD
square
#BBC8F9 #F9BBE7 #F9ECBB #BBF9CD
split-complementary
#BBC8F9 #F9CDBB #E7F9BB
monochromatic
#4B6DEF #839BF4 #BBC8F9 #E3E8FD #E3E8FD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#BBC8F9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.74
#BBC8F9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBC8F9
12.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBC8F9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBC8F9 | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.74 | 12.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BACCFB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5C7F8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ACD1D8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbc8f9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 200, 249); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.9% 0.070 273.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0d8fb',
500: '#bbc8f9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbc8f9; $custom-light: #d0d8fb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbc8f9",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 200,
"b": 249
},
"hsl": {
"h": 227.419,
"s": 83.784,
"l": 85.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83947,
"c": 0.07019,
"h": 273.2
},
"luminance": 0.58713
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBC8F9
secondary
#DDC87B
accent
#B205E0
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFBFF
border
#D4D4D7
text
#141417
muted
#838385