#BBCAE4#BBCAE4
#BBCAE4 is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.584; OKLCH L 83.6% C 0.040 H 261.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBCAE4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 202, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 43%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 18%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18%, 11.4%, 0%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.96, 0.25, -14.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.96, 14.58, 270.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.59% -0.0059 -0.0395) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.59% 0.04 261.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.6142, 58.4062, 81.7272) |
| Luminance | 0.5841 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 1.46
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 2.60
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 4.14
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.93
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.43
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 7.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBCAE4 #E4D5BB
analogous
#BBDFE4 #BBCAE4 #C1BBE4
triadic
#BBCAE4 #E4BBCA #CAE4BB
tetradic
#BBCAE4 #E4BBDF #E4D5BB #BBE4C1
square
#BBCAE4 #E4BBDF #E4D5BB #BBE4C1
split-complementary
#BBCAE4 #E4C1BB #DFE4BB
monochromatic
#6386C1 #8FA8D3 #BBCAE4 #E7ECF5 #E9EEF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#BBCAE4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.68
#BBCAE4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBCAE4
12.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBCAE4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBCAE4 | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.68 | 12.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2CBE5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEC7E3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1CFD2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbcae4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 202, 228); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.6% 0.040 261.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfdaec',
500: '#bbcae4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbcae4; $custom-light: #cfdaec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbcae4",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 202,
"b": 228
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.049,
"s": 43.158,
"l": 81.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83588,
"c": 0.03999,
"h": 261.5
},
"luminance": 0.58407
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBCAE4
secondary
#BEA985
accent
#852FB6
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFD
border
#D4D4D5
text
#141416
muted
#838384