#BBC9DF#BBC9DF
#BBC9DF is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.577; OKLCH L 83.2% C 0.034 H 259.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBC9DF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 201, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 36%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 16%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.1%, 9.9%, 0%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.55, -0.28, -12.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.55, 12.52, 268.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.21% -0.0063 -0.0339) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.21% 0.034 259.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.6962, 57.6648, 78.0464) |
| Luminance | 0.5767 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 1.44
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 2.55
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 3.59
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 6.84
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.97
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 8.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBC9DF #DFD1BB
analogous
#BBDBDF #BBC9DF #BFBBDF
triadic
#BBC9DF #DFBBC9 #C9DFBB
tetradic
#BBC9DF #DFBBDB #DFD1BB #BBDFBF
square
#BBC9DF #DFBBDB #DFD1BB #BBDFBF
split-complementary
#BBC9DF #DFBFBB #DBDFBB
monochromatic
#6887B8 #91A8CB #BBC9DF #E5EAF3 #EAEEF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#BBC9DF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.53
#BBC9DF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBC9DF
12.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBC9DF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBC9DF | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.53 | 12.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2CAE0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEC6DE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2CDD0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbc9df; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 201, 223); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.2% 0.034 259.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfd9e9',
500: '#bbc9df',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbc9df; $custom-light: #cfd9e9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbc9df",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 201,
"b": 223
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.667,
"s": 36,
"l": 80.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83214,
"c": 0.03447,
"h": 259.4
},
"luminance": 0.57666
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBC9DF
secondary
#B7A487
accent
#8037AF
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFC
border
#D4D4D5
text
#141416
muted
#838384