#BBCBE3#BBCBE3
#BBCBE3 is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.588; OKLCH L 83.8% C 0.038 H 258.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBCBE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 203, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 42%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 18%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.6%, 10.6%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.19, -0.49, -13.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.19, 13.71, 267.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.76% -0.0076 -0.0371) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.76% 0.038 258.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.7112, 58.8216, 81.0767) |
| Luminance | 0.5882 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 0.89
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 2.33
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 3.56
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.96
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.89
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 8.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBCBE3 #E3D3BB
analogous
#BBDFE3 #BBCBE3 #BFBBE3
triadic
#BBCBE3 #E3BBCB #CBE3BB
tetradic
#BBCBE3 #E3BBDF #E3D3BB #BBE3BF
square
#BBCBE3 #E3BBDF #E3D3BB #BBE3BF
split-complementary
#BBCBE3 #E3BFBB #DFE3BB
monochromatic
#6489BF #90AAD1 #BBCBE3 #E6ECF5 #E9EEF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#BBCBE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.76
#BBCBE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBCBE3
12.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBCBE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBCBE3 | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.76 | 12.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3CCE4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFC8E2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1D0D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbcbe3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 203, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.8% 0.038 258.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfdaeb',
500: '#bbcbe3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbcbe3; $custom-light: #cfdaeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbcbe3",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 203,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216,
"s": 41.667,
"l": 81.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83758,
"c": 0.03792,
"h": 258.4
},
"luminance": 0.58823
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBCBE3
secondary
#BCA786
accent
#8031B5
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFD
border
#D4D4D5
text
#141416
muted
#838384