#BBCAE5#BBCAE5
#BBCAE5 is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.585; OKLCH L 83.6% C 0.041 H 262.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBCAE5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 202, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 45%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 18%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.3%, 11.8%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.99, 0.47, -15.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.99, 15.08, 271.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.62% -0.0055 -0.0409) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.62% 0.041 262.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.7534, 58.4618, 82.4604) |
| Luminance | 0.5846 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 1.72
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 2.76
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 4.38
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.81
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 7.37
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBCAE5 #E5D6BB
analogous
#BBDFE5 #BBCAE5 #C1BBE5
triadic
#BBCAE5 #E5BBCA #CAE5BB
tetradic
#BBCAE5 #E5BBDF #E5D6BB #BBE5C1
square
#BBCAE5 #E5BBDF #E5D6BB #BBE5C1
split-complementary
#BBCAE5 #E5C1BB #DFE5BB
monochromatic
#6285C3 #8FA7D4 #BBCAE5 #E7EDF6 #E9EEF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#BBCAE5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.69
#BBCAE5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBCAE5
12.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBCAE5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBCAE5 | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.69 | 12.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2CBE6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEC7E4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1CFD3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbcae5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 202, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.6% 0.041 262.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfdaed',
500: '#bbcae5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbcae5; $custom-light: #cfdaed; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbcae5",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 202,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.571,
"s": 44.681,
"l": 81.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83623,
"c": 0.04127,
"h": 262.3
},
"luminance": 0.58463
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBCAE5
secondary
#BFAA85
accent
#862EB8
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFD
border
#D4D4D5
text
#141416
muted
#838384