#BBCCEA#BBCCEA
#BBCCEA is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.597; OKLCH L 84.2% C 0.046 H 261.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBCCEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 204, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 53%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 20%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.1%, 12.8%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.67, 0.50, -16.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.67, 16.73, 271.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.2% -0.0065 -0.0455) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.2% 0.046 261.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.9339, 59.6897, 86.3476) |
| Luminance | 0.5969 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 2.17
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 3.10
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 4.78
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 4.87
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 6.76
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBCCEA #EAD9BB
analogous
#BBE3EA #BBCCEA #C2BBEA
triadic
#BBCCEA #EABBCC #CCEABB
tetradic
#BBCCEA #EABBE3 #EAD9BB #BBEAC2
square
#BBCCEA #EABBE3 #EAD9BB #BBEAC2
split-complementary
#BBCCEA #EAC2BB #E3EABB
monochromatic
#5D86CD #8CA9DC #BBCCEA #E8EDF8 #E8EDF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#BBCCEA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.94
#BBCCEA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBCCEA
12.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBCCEA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBCCEA | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.94 | 12.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3CDEB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEC9E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AFD2D6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbccea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 204, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.2% 0.046 261.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0dbf0',
500: '#bbccea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbccea; $custom-light: #d0dbf0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbccea",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 204,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.298,
"s": 52.809,
"l": 82.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84203,
"c": 0.04595,
"h": 261.8
},
"luminance": 0.59691
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBCCEA
secondary
#C6AE83
accent
#8825C0
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFBFE
border
#D4D4D6
text
#141516
muted
#838485