#BBCDE6#BBCDE6
#BBCDE6 is a very light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.599; OKLCH L 84.3% C 0.040 H 256.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBCDE6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 205, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 46%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 19%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.7%, 10.9%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.81, -0.91, -14.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.81, 14.42, 266.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.27% -0.0093 -0.039) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.27% 0.04 256.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.6042, 59.9393, 83.4348) |
| Luminance | 0.5994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 0.99
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 2.41
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 3.57
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.31
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.76
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBCDE6 #E6D4BB
analogous
#BBE3E6 #BBCDE6 #BFBBE6
triadic
#BBCDE6 #E6BBCD #CDE6BB
tetradic
#BBCDE6 #E6BBE3 #E6D4BB #BBE6BF
square
#BBCDE6 #E6BBE3 #E6D4BB #BBE6BF
split-complementary
#BBCDE6 #E6BFBB #E3E6BB
monochromatic
#628BC5 #8EACD6 #BBCDE6 #E8EEF6 #E9EFF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#BBCDE6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.99
#BBCDE6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBCDE6
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBCDE6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBCDE6 | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.99 | 12.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5CEE7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0C9E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B0D2D5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbcde6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 205, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.3% 0.040 256.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0dcee',
500: '#bbcde6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbcde6; $custom-light: #d0dcee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbcde6",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 205,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.884,
"s": 46.237,
"l": 81.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84269,
"c": 0.04013,
"h": 256.6
},
"luminance": 0.59941
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBCDE6
secondary
#C1A785
accent
#7E2CB9
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFCFE
border
#D4D5D6
text
#141516
muted
#838485