#BDCBEF#BDCBEF
#BDCBEF is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.598; OKLCH L 84.3% C 0.053 H 268.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDCBEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 203, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 61%, 84%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 21%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.9%, 15.1%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.71, 2.74, -19.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.71, 19.52, 278.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.32% -0.0014 -0.0527) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.32% 0.053 268.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.9182, 59.7614, 90.1282) |
| Luminance | 0.5976 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 4.53
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 4.63
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 5.12
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 5.59
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.70
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 6.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDCBEF #EFE1BD
analogous
#BDE4EF #BDCBEF #C8BDEF
triadic
#BDCBEF #EFBDCB #CBEFBD
tetradic
#BDCBEF #EFBDE4 #EFE1BD #BDEFC8
square
#BDCBEF #EFBDE4 #EFE1BD #BDEFC8
split-complementary
#BDCBEF #EFC8BD #E4EFBD
monochromatic
#5A7DD7 #8CA4E3 #BDCBEF #E6ECF9 #E6ECF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#BDCBEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.95
#BDCBEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDCBEF
12.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDCBEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDCBEF | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.95 | 12.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0CDF1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCC9EE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1D2D7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdcbef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 203, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.3% 0.053 268.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1daf4',
500: '#bdcbef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdcbef; $custom-light: #d1daf4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdcbef",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 203,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.2,
"s": 60.976,
"l": 83.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84321,
"c": 0.05269,
"h": 268.5
},
"luminance": 0.59763
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDCBEF
secondary
#CDB883
accent
#991DC9
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFBFE
border
#D4D4D6
text
#141417
muted
#838385