#BBCCEB#BBCCEB
#BBCCEB is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.597; OKLCH L 84.2% C 0.047 H 262.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBCCEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 204, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 55%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 20%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.4%, 13.2%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.70, 0.72, -17.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.70, 17.23, 272.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.24% -0.0062 -0.0468) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.24% 0.047 262.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.0779, 59.7473, 87.1063) |
| Luminance | 0.5975 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 2.48
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 3.32
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 4.80
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 5.03
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 6.46
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBCCEB #EBDABB
analogous
#BBE4EB #BBCCEB #C2BBEB
triadic
#BBCCEB #EBBBCC #CCEBBB
tetradic
#BBCCEB #EBBBE4 #EBDABB #BBEBC2
square
#BBCCEB #EBBBE4 #EBDABB #BBEBC2
split-complementary
#BBCCEB #EBC2BB #E4EBBB
monochromatic
#5C85CF #8CA9DD #BBCCEB #E7EDF8 #E7EDF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#BBCCEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.95
#BBCCEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBCCEB
12.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBCCEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBCCEB | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.95 | 12.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2CEED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEC9EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AFD2D6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbcceb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 204, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.2% 0.047 262.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0dbf1',
500: '#bbcceb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbcceb; $custom-light: #d0dbf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbcceb",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 204,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.75,
"s": 54.545,
"l": 82.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84238,
"c": 0.04724,
"h": 262.5
},
"luminance": 0.59749
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBCCEB
secondary
#C7AF83
accent
#8A23C2
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFBFE
border
#D4D4D6
text
#141516
muted
#838485