#BBCAE3#BBCAE3
#BBCAE3 is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.584; OKLCH L 83.6% C 0.039 H 260.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBCAE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 202, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 42%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 18%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.6%, 11%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.93, 0.04, -14.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.93, 14.09, 270.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.55% -0.0063 -0.0382) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.55% 0.039 260.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.4758, 58.3508, 80.9982) |
| Luminance | 0.5835 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 1.24
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 2.48
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 3.92
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 6.06
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.25
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 8.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBCAE3 #E3D4BB
analogous
#BBDEE3 #BBCAE3 #C0BBE3
triadic
#BBCAE3 #E3BBCA #CAE3BB
tetradic
#BBCAE3 #E3BBDE #E3D4BB #BBE3C0
square
#BBCAE3 #E3BBDE #E3D4BB #BBE3C0
split-complementary
#BBCAE3 #E3C0BB #DEE3BB
monochromatic
#6486BF #90A8D1 #BBCAE3 #E6ECF5 #E9EEF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#BBCAE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.67
#BBCAE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBCAE3
12.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBCAE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBCAE3 | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.67 | 12.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2CBE4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEC7E2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1CFD2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbcae3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 202, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.6% 0.039 260.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfdaeb',
500: '#bbcae3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbcae3; $custom-light: #cfdaeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbcae3",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 202,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.5,
"s": 41.667,
"l": 81.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83554,
"c": 0.03871,
"h": 260.7
},
"luminance": 0.58352
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBCAE3
secondary
#BCA886
accent
#8331B5
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFD
border
#D4D4D5
text
#141416
muted
#838384