#BDCBE2#BDCBE2
#BDCBE2 is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.590; OKLCH L 83.9% C 0.036 H 260.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDCBE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 203, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 39%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 16%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.4%, 10.2%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.30, -0.08, -12.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.30, 12.99, 269.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.87% -0.006 -0.0352) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.87% 0.036 260.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.0664, 59.0206, 80.3750) |
| Luminance | 0.5902 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 1.53
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 2.85
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 4.05
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 6.57
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.42
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 8.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDCBE2 #E2D4BD
analogous
#BDDEE2 #BDCBE2 #C2BDE2
triadic
#BDCBE2 #E2BDCB #CBE2BD
tetradic
#BDCBE2 #E2BDDE #E2D4BD #BDE2C2
square
#BDCBE2 #E2BDDE #E2D4BD #BDE2C2
split-complementary
#BDCBE2 #E2C2BD #DEE2BD
monochromatic
#6888BD #92AACF #BDCBE2 #E8EDF5 #EAEEF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.64
#BDCBE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.80
#BDCBE2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDCBE2
12.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDCBE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDCBE2 | 1.00 | 1.64 | 12.80 | 12.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4CCE3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0C8E1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B4D0D2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdcbe2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 203, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.9% 0.036 260.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1daeb',
500: '#bdcbe2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdcbe2; $custom-light: #d1daeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdcbe2",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 203,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.297,
"s": 38.947,
"l": 81.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83869,
"c": 0.03566,
"h": 260.4
},
"luminance": 0.59022
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDCBE2
secondary
#BBA888
accent
#8234B2
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFD
border
#D4D4D5
text
#141416
muted
#838384