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#bbafef

a light, vivid blue · warm · closest name: plum

RGB
187, 175, 239
HSL
251°, 67%, 81%
CMYK
22, 27, 0, 6
Luminance
0.4746

Every format

HEX#bbafef
RGBrgb(187, 175, 239)
HSLhsl(251, 67%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 27%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(74.5 17.4 -30.4)
LCHlch(74.5 35.0 299.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.787 0.091 292.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bbafef;
background-color: #bbafef;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bbafef] bg-[#bbafef]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bbafef;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.733, green: 0.686, blue: 0.937)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bbafef")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bbafef on white: 2.00:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bbafef on black: 10.49:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.3%
Green68.6%
Blue93.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan21.8%
Magenta26.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.3%

Color previews

#bbafef text on a black background

contrast 10.49:1

Card sample

#bbafef text on a white background

contrast 2.00:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bbafef;
Background color
Panel with #bbafef background
background-color: #bbafef;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bbafef;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(187, 175, 239, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(187, 175, 239, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bbafef;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbafef, #E6AFEF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bbafef

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bbafef in the Color Lab