#BBCDE4#BBCDE4
#BBCDE4 is a very light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.598; OKLCH L 84.2% C 0.038 H 254.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBCDE4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 205, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 43%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 18%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18%, 10.1%, 0%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.74, -1.34, -13.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.74, 13.48, 264.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.2% -0.01 -0.0363) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.2% 0.038 254.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.3249, 59.8276, 81.9641) |
| Luminance | 0.5983 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 1.24
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 2.52
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 3.29
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.78
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.47
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBCDE4 #E4D2BB
analogous
#BBE2E4 #BBCDE4 #BEBBE4
triadic
#BBCDE4 #E4BBCD #CDE4BB
tetradic
#BBCDE4 #E4BBE2 #E4D2BB #BBE4BE
square
#BBCDE4 #E4BBE2 #E4D2BB #BBE4BE
split-complementary
#BBCDE4 #E4BEBB #E2E4BB
monochromatic
#638DC1 #8FADD3 #BBCDE4 #E7EDF5 #E9EFF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#BBCDE4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.97
#BBCDE4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBCDE4
12.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBCDE4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBCDE4 | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.97 | 12.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5CEE5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1C9E4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1D2D4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbcde4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 205, 228); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.2% 0.038 254.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfdcec',
500: '#bbcde4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbcde4; $custom-light: #cfdcec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbcde4",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 205,
"b": 228
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.659,
"s": 43.158,
"l": 81.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84201,
"c": 0.03771,
"h": 254.6
},
"luminance": 0.59829
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBCDE4
secondary
#BEA585
accent
#7B2FB6
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFCFD
border
#D4D5D5
text
#141516
muted
#838484