#BBCDE3#BBCDE3
#BBCDE3 is a very light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.598; OKLCH L 84.2% C 0.037 H 253.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBCDE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 205, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 42%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 18%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.6%, 9.7%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.71, -1.55, -12.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.71, 13.01, 263.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.17% -0.0104 -0.035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.17% 0.037 253.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.1865, 59.7723, 81.2351) |
| Luminance | 0.5977 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 1.52
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 2.66
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 3.21
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 6.04
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.35
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBCDE3 #E3D1BB
analogous
#BBE1E3 #BBCDE3 #BDBBE3
triadic
#BBCDE3 #E3BBCD #CDE3BB
tetradic
#BBCDE3 #E3BBE1 #E3D1BB #BBE3BD
square
#BBCDE3 #E3BBE1 #E3D1BB #BBE3BD
split-complementary
#BBCDE3 #E3BDBB #E1E3BB
monochromatic
#648DBF #90ADD1 #BBCDE3 #E6EDF5 #E9EFF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#BBCDE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.95
#BBCDE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBCDE3
12.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBCDE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBCDE3 | 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)
#C5CDE4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1C9E3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1D2D4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbcde3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 205, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.2% 0.037 253.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfdceb',
500: '#bbcde3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbcde3; $custom-light: #cfdceb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbcde3",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 205,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213,
"s": 41.667,
"l": 81.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84167,
"c": 0.03652,
"h": 253.5
},
"luminance": 0.59773
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBCDE3
secondary
#BCA486
accent
#7931B5
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFCFD
border
#D4D5D5
text
#141516
muted
#838484