#BBCAE6#BBCAE6
#BBCAE6 is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.585; OKLCH L 83.7% C 0.043 H 263.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBCAE6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 202, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 46%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 19%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.7%, 12.2%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.03, 0.69, -15.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.03, 15.57, 272.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.66% -0.0052 -0.0422) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.66% 0.043 263) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.8934, 58.5178, 83.1978) |
| Luminance | 0.5852 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 2.00
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 2.94
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 4.62
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.72
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 7.04
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBCAE6 #E6D7BB
analogous
#BBE0E6 #BBCAE6 #C2BBE6
triadic
#BBCAE6 #E6BBCA #CAE6BB
tetradic
#BBCAE6 #E6BBE0 #E6D7BB #BBE6C2
square
#BBCAE6 #E6BBE0 #E6D7BB #BBE6C2
split-complementary
#BBCAE6 #E6C2BB #E0E6BB
monochromatic
#6284C5 #8EA7D6 #BBCAE6 #E8EDF6 #E9EEF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#BBCAE6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.70
#BBCAE6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBCAE6
12.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBCAE6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBCAE6 | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.70 | 12.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1CBE7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDC7E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1D0D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbcae6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 202, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.7% 0.043 263.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0daee',
500: '#bbcae6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbcae6; $custom-light: #d0daee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbcae6",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 202,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 219.07,
"s": 46.237,
"l": 81.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83657,
"c": 0.04257,
"h": 263
},
"luminance": 0.58519
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBCAE6
secondary
#C1AC85
accent
#882CB9
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFBFE
border
#D4D4D6
text
#141416
muted
#838385