#BBCBE6#BBCBE6
#BBCBE6 is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.590; OKLCH L 83.9% C 0.042 H 260.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBCBE6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 203, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 46%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 19%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.7%, 11.7%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.29, 0.15, -15.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.29, 15.17, 270.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.86% -0.0066 -0.0412) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.86% 0.042 260.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.1288, 58.9886, 83.2763) |
| Luminance | 0.5899 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 1.45
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 2.61
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 4.20
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.50
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.43
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 7.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBCBE6 #E6D6BB
analogous
#BBE1E6 #BBCBE6 #C1BBE6
triadic
#BBCBE6 #E6BBCB #CBE6BB
tetradic
#BBCBE6 #E6BBE1 #E6D6BB #BBE6C1
square
#BBCBE6 #E6BBE1 #E6D6BB #BBE6C1
split-complementary
#BBCBE6 #E6C1BB #E1E6BB
monochromatic
#6287C5 #8EA9D6 #BBCBE6 #E8EDF6 #E9EEF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.64
#BBCBE6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.80
#BBCBE6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBCBE6
12.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBCBE6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBCBE6 | 1.00 | 1.64 | 12.80 | 12.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2CCE7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEC8E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B0D0D4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbcbe6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 203, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.9% 0.042 260.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0daee',
500: '#bbcbe6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbcbe6; $custom-light: #d0daee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbcbe6",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 203,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.674,
"s": 46.237,
"l": 81.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83861,
"c": 0.0417,
"h": 260.9
},
"luminance": 0.5899
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBCBE6
secondary
#C1AA85
accent
#852CB9
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFBFE
border
#D4D4D6
text
#141416
muted
#838385