#BBCBE2#BBCBE2
#BBCBE2 is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.588; OKLCH L 83.7% C 0.037 H 257.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBCBE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 203, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 40%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 17%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.3%, 10.2%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.16, -0.71, -13.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.16, 13.23, 266.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.72% -0.008 -0.0358) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.72% 0.037 257.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.5735, 58.7665, 80.3519) |
| Luminance | 0.5877 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 0.96
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 2.35
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 3.40
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 6.15
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.73
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 8.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBCBE2 #E2D2BB
analogous
#BBDEE2 #BBCBE2 #BEBBE2
triadic
#BBCBE2 #E2BBCB #CBE2BB
tetradic
#BBCBE2 #E2BBDE #E2D2BB #BBE2BE
square
#BBCBE2 #E2BBDE #E2D2BB #BBE2BE
split-complementary
#BBCBE2 #E2BEBB #DEE2BB
monochromatic
#6589BD #90AAD0 #BBCBE2 #E6ECF4 #EAEFF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#BBCBE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.75
#BBCBE2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBCBE2
12.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBCBE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBCBE2 | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.75 | 12.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3CCE3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFC8E1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1D0D2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbcbe2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 203, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.7% 0.037 257.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfdaeb',
500: '#bbcbe2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbcbe2; $custom-light: #cfdaeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbcbe2",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 203,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.385,
"s": 40.206,
"l": 80.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83724,
"c": 0.03667,
"h": 257.4
},
"luminance": 0.58768
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBCBE2
secondary
#BBA586
accent
#7E32B3
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFD
border
#D4D4D5
text
#141416
muted
#838384