#BBCDE7#BBCDE7
#BBCDE7 is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.600; OKLCH L 84.3% C 0.041 H 257.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBCDE7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 205, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 48%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 19%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19%, 11.3%, 0%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.84, -0.69, -14.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.84, 14.89, 267.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.3% -0.0089 -0.0404) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.3% 0.041 257.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.7450, 59.9957, 84.1764) |
| Luminance | 0.6000 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 1.06
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 2.45
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 3.76
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.12
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.93
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBCDE7 #E7D5BB
analogous
#BBE3E7 #BBCDE7 #BFBBE7
triadic
#BBCDE7 #E7BBCD #CDE7BB
tetradic
#BBCDE7 #E7BBE3 #E7D5BB #BBE7BF
square
#BBCDE7 #E7BBE3 #E7D5BB #BBE7BF
split-complementary
#BBCDE7 #E7BFBB #E3E7BB
monochromatic
#618AC7 #8EACD7 #BBCDE7 #E8EEF7 #E8EEF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#BBCDE7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.00
#BBCDE7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBCDE7
13.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBCDE7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBCDE7 | 1.00 | 1.62 | 13.00 | 13.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4CEE8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0CAE6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B0D2D5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbcde7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 205, 231); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.3% 0.041 257.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0dcee',
500: '#bbcde7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbcde7; $custom-light: #d0dcee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbcde7",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 205,
"b": 231
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.455,
"s": 47.826,
"l": 81.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84303,
"c": 0.04136,
"h": 257.5
},
"luminance": 0.59997
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBCDE7
secondary
#C2A984
accent
#802ABB
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFBFE
border
#D4D4D6
text
#141516
muted
#838485