#BBCCE5#BBCCE5
#BBCCE5 is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.594; OKLCH L 84.0% C 0.040 H 257.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBCCE5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 204, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 45%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 18%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.3%, 10.9%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.51, -0.59, -14.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.51, 14.30, 267.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.03% -0.0083 -0.0388) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.03% 0.04 257.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.2257, 59.4064, 82.6178) |
| Luminance | 0.5941 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 0.88
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 2.35
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 3.64
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.53
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.90
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBCCE5 #E5D4BB
analogous
#BBE1E5 #BBCCE5 #BFBBE5
triadic
#BBCCE5 #E5BBCC #CCE5BB
tetradic
#BBCCE5 #E5BBE1 #E5D4BB #BBE5BF
square
#BBCCE5 #E5BBE1 #E5D4BB #BBE5BF
split-complementary
#BBCCE5 #E5BFBB #E1E5BB
monochromatic
#628AC3 #8FABD4 #BBCCE5 #E7EDF6 #E9EEF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.63
#BBCCE5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.88
#BBCCE5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBCCE5
12.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBCCE5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBCCE5 | 1.00 | 1.63 | 12.88 | 12.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4CDE6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFC9E4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1D1D4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbcce5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 204, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.0% 0.040 257.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfdbed',
500: '#bbcce5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbcce5; $custom-light: #cfdbed; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbcce5",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 204,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.714,
"s": 44.681,
"l": 81.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84031,
"c": 0.03964,
"h": 257.9
},
"luminance": 0.59408
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBCCE5
secondary
#BFA885
accent
#802EB8
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFD
border
#D4D4D5
text
#141516
muted
#838484