#B4BED3
Closest named color: Cloudy Blue (#ACC2D9). oklch(80% 0.032 265.3), rgb(180, 190, 211).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.24:1).
About this color
#B4BED3 is a light, muted blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 80%, its chroma 0.032 and its hue 265°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cloudy Blue (#ACC2D9), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.24:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | light (80%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.032) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Cloudy Blue (#ACC2D9) |
| Black text | 11.24:1 |
| White text | 1.86:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B4BED3 |
| RGB | rgb(180, 190, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 26%, 77%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80% 0.032 265.3) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #B4BED3 | 1.86:1 | Fails | Lc -39.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #B4BED3 | 11.24:1 | AAA | Lc 68.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B4BED3 text on white | 1.86:1 | Fails | Lc 35.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B4BED3 text on black | 11.24:1 | AAA | Lc -67.2 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#F4F5F8
oklch(97% 0.004 271.4)
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Step 100
100
#E7EAF0
oklch(93.6% 0.009 264.5)
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Step 200
200
#D3D9E5
oklch(88.4% 0.018 264.5)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#B4BED3
oklch(80% 0.032 265.3)
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Step 400
400
#91A1C1
oklch(70.8% 0.05 264.2)
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Step 500
500
#7689B1
oklch(63% 0.065 264.8)
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Step 600
600
#5F739D
oklch(55.6% 0.07 264.6)
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Step 700
700
#4F6086
oklch(49.1% 0.065 265.5)
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Step 800
800
#414E6D
oklch(42.6% 0.054 266.6)
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Step 900
900
#374158
oklch(37.6% 0.042 266.2)
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Step 950
950
#202634
oklch(26.9% 0.028 266.5)
#B4BED3 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #B8BFD4 | 0.006 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #B5BCD2 | 0.005 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #ADC2C5 | 0.028 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BEBEBE | 0.032 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #B4BED3
#B4BED3
oklch(80% 0.032 265.3)
- #C7BDA7
#C7BDA7
oklch(80.1% 0.032 86.5)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #B4BED3, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Cloudy Blue #ACC2D9 ΔE 0.014
- Light Steel Blue #B0C4DE ΔE 0.018
- Light Grey Blue #9DBCD4 ΔE 0.031
- Light Blue Grey #B7C9E2 ΔE 0.032
- Silver #C0C0C0 ΔE 0.033
- Light Cornflower Blue #98C1D9 ΔE 0.035
- French Gray #ADB5BD ΔE 0.036
- Thistle #D8BFD8 ΔE 0.051
Use #B4BED3 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.