#BDBBEE#BDBBEE

#BDBBEE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.525; OKLCH L 81.1% C 0.071 H 286.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDBBEE
RGB	rgb(189, 187, 238)
HSL	hsl(242, 60%, 83%)
HSV	hsv(242, 21%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 21.4%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(77.60, 11.15, -25.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(77.60, 27.40, 294.01°)
OKLab	oklab(81.1% 0.0203 -0.0685)
OKLCH	oklch(81.1% 0.071 286.5)
XYZ	xyz(54.1855, 52.5317, 88.1572)
Luminance	0.5253 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDBBEE #ECEEBB

analogous

#BBD2EE #BDBBEE #D6BBEE

triadic

#BDBBEE #EEBDBB #BBEEBD

tetradic

#BDBBEE #EEBBD2 #ECEEBB #BBEED6

square

#BDBBEE #EEBBD2 #ECEEBB #BBEED6

split-complementary

#BDBBEE #EED6BB #D2EEBB

monochromatic

#5E59D6 #8D8AE2 #BDBBEE #E7E7F9 #E7E7F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.83

#BDBBEE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.51

#BDBBEE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDBBEE

11.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDBBEE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDBBEE	1.00	1.83	11.51	11.51
#FFFFFF	1.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	11.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	11.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#AEC1F0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ADBEED

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B2C3CC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C0C0C0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdbbee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 187, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.1% 0.071 286.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1cff3',
    500: '#bdbbee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bdbbee;
$custom-light: #d1cff3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdbbee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 187,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.353,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 83.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81104,
    "c": 0.07149,
    "h": 286.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.52533
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDBBEE

secondary

#C9CC81

accent

#C81EC1

background

#FEFEFF

surface

#FBFBFE

border

#D4D4D6

text

#141317

muted

#838385

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDBBEE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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