Light Steel Blue

Best set with black text. The pairing reaches 11.80:1 contrast and passes AAA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#B0C4DEsRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(176, 196, 222)screen channels

HSLhsl(214, 41%, 78%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(21%, 12%, 0%, 13%)approximate process color

Tailwindblue-200nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textfails AA1.78:1

Black textAAA11.80:1

Recommendation

Use black text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#3B4048

#737F8F

#B0C4DE

#C9D6E7

#E1E8F1

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#B0DBDE

#B0C4DE

#B3B0DE

Triadic

#B0C4DE

#DEB0C4

#C4DEB0

Complement

#B0C4DE

#DECAB0

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-light-steel-blue: #B0C4DE;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-light-steel-blue);
  color: #000000;
}

Hue265°

Lightness78 L*

Chroma15.3

Luminance0.540