#BDE9FF#BDE9FF
#BDE9FF is a very light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.763; OKLCH L 91.0% C 0.055 H 229.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDE9FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 233, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 100%, 87%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 26%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.9%, 8.6%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.00, -9.35, -15.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.00, 17.92, 238.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.01% -0.0353 -0.0416) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.01% 0.055 229.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.1699, 76.3140, 105.7266) |
| Luminance | 0.7632 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Ice Blue
#A5DFF9
ΔE00 3.72
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 4.99
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 7.32
Pale Sky Blue
#BDF6FE
ΔE00 7.43
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 8.13
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 8.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDE9FF #FFD3BD
analogous
#BDFFF4 #BDE9FF #BDC8FF
triadic
#BDE9FF #FFBDE9 #E9FFBD
tetradic
#BDE9FF #F4BDFF #FFD3BD #C8FFBD
square
#BDE9FF #F4BDFF #FFD3BD #C8FFBD
split-complementary
#BDE9FF #FFBDC8 #FFF4BD
monochromatic
#43C0FF #80D5FF #BDE9FF #E0F5FF #E0F5FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#BDE9FF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.26
#BDE9FF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDE9FF
16.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDE9FF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDE9FF | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.26 | 16.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DEE7FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D4DFFF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9EFF0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bde9ff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 233, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.0% 0.055 229.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2f0ff',
500: '#bde9ff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bde9ff; $custom-light: #d2f0ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bde9ff",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 233,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200,
"s": 100,
"l": 87.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91014,
"c": 0.0546,
"h": 229.7
},
"luminance": 0.76317
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDE9FF
secondary
#E79E79
accent
#4D00E6
background
#FEFFFF
surface
#FBFEFF
border
#D4D6D7
text
#141618
muted
#838586