#BDD3EB#BDD3EB
#BDD3EB is a very light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.634; OKLCH L 85.8% C 0.041 H 250.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDD3EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 211, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 53%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(211, 20%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.6%, 10.2%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.65, -2.37, -14.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.65, 14.46, 260.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.81% -0.0136 -0.0387) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.81% 0.041 250.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.2720, 63.4040, 87.6965) |
| Luminance | 0.6341 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 2.82
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 3.82
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 4.25
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.17
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 6.85
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDD3EB #EBD5BD
analogous
#BDEAEB #BDD3EB #BEBDEB
triadic
#BDD3EB #EBBDD3 #D3EBBD
tetradic
#BDD3EB #EBBDEA #EBD5BD #BDEBBE
square
#BDD3EB #EBBDEA #EBD5BD #BDEBBE
split-complementary
#BDD3EB #EBBEBD #EAEBBD
monochromatic
#5F94CF #8EB4DD #BDD3EB #E8EFF8 #E8EFF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.53
#BDD3EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.68
#BDD3EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDD3EB
13.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDD3EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDD3EB | 1.00 | 1.53 | 13.68 | 13.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CAD3EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5CEEB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1D8DB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D0D0D0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdd3eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 211, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.8% 0.041 250.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1e0f1',
500: '#bdd3eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdd3eb; $custom-light: #d1e0f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdd3eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 211,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 211.304,
"s": 53.488,
"l": 83.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85807,
"c": 0.04105,
"h": 250.6
},
"luminance": 0.63406
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDD3EB
secondary
#C7A885
accent
#7625C1
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFCFE
border
#D4D5D6
text
#141516
muted
#838485