#BFCAE5#BFCAE5
#BFCAE5 is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.590; OKLCH L 83.9% C 0.040 H 267.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFCAE5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 202, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 42%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 17%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.6%, 11.8%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.28, 1.72, -14.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.28, 14.72, 276.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.92% -0.0014 -0.0396) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.92% 0.04 267.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.7459, 58.9736, 82.5069) |
| Luminance | 0.5897 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 3.29
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 4.24
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 5.82
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 6.98
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.09
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 7.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFCAE5 #E5DABF
analogous
#BFDDE5 #BFCAE5 #C7BFE5
triadic
#BFCAE5 #E5BFCA #CAE5BF
tetradic
#BFCAE5 #E5BFDD #E5DABF #BFE5C7
square
#BFCAE5 #E5BFDD #E5DABF #BFE5C7
split-complementary
#BFCAE5 #E5C7BF #DDE5BF
monochromatic
#6882C2 #93A6D3 #BFCAE5 #E9EDF6 #E9EDF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.64
#BFCAE5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.80
#BFCAE5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFCAE5
12.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFCAE5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFCAE5 | 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)
#C2CCE6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFC8E4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6CFD3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfcae5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 202, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.9% 0.040 267.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2daed',
500: '#bfcae5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfcae5; $custom-light: #d2daed; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfcae5",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 202,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.632,
"s": 42.222,
"l": 82.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83915,
"c": 0.03964,
"h": 267.9
},
"luminance": 0.58975
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFCAE5
secondary
#BFAF89
accent
#8F30B5
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFD
border
#D4D4D5
text
#141416
muted
#838384