#BBD8DE#BBD8DE
#BBD8DE is a very light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.649; OKLCH L 86.3% C 0.032 H 211.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBD8DE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 216, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 35%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 16%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.8%, 2.7%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.46, -8.35, -6.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.46, 10.39, 216.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.28% -0.0272 -0.0167) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.28% 0.032 211.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.2308, 64.9490, 78.5615) |
| Luminance | 0.6495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 3.94
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 4.94
Ice Blue
#A5DFF9
ΔE00 7.88
Pale Sky Blue
#BDF6FE
ΔE00 8.46
Lightcyan
#E0FFFF
ΔE00 8.81
Very Light Blue
#D5FFFF
ΔE00 9.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBD8DE #DEC1BB
analogous
#BBDED2 #BBD8DE #BBC6DE
triadic
#BBD8DE #DEBBD8 #D8DEBB
tetradic
#BBD8DE #D2BBDE #DEC1BB #C6DEBB
square
#BBD8DE #D2BBDE #DEC1BB #C6DEBB
split-complementary
#BBD8DE #DEBBC6 #DED2BB
monochromatic
#69A9B6 #92C0CA #BBD8DE #E4F0F2 #EAF3F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#BBD8DE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.99
#BBD8DE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBD8DE
13.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBD8DE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBD8DE | 1.00 | 1.50 | 13.99 | 13.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3D6DE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCD1DE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1DBDA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbd8de; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 216, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.3% 0.032 211.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfe4e8',
500: '#bbd8de',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbd8de; $custom-light: #cfe4e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbd8de",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 216,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.286,
"s": 34.653,
"l": 80.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86282,
"c": 0.03195,
"h": 211.6
},
"luminance": 0.6495
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBD8DE
secondary
#B68F87
accent
#4C38AD
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFCFC
border
#D4D5D5
text
#141516
muted
#838484