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#bbafff

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

RGB
187, 175, 255
HSL
249°, 100%, 84%
CMYK
27, 31, 0, 0
Luminance
0.4844

Every format

HEX#bbafff
RGBrgb(187, 175, 255)
HSLhsl(249, 100%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 31%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(75.1 21.1 -38.0)
LCHlch(75.1 43.5 299.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.793 0.113 290.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bbafff;
background-color: #bbafff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bbafff] bg-[#bbafff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bbafff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.733, green: 0.686, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bbafff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bbafff on white: 1.96:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bbafff on black: 10.69:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.3%
Green68.6%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan26.7%
Magenta31.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#bbafff text on a black background

contrast 10.69:1

Card sample

#bbafff text on a white background

contrast 1.96:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(187, 175, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(187, 175, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bbafff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbafff, #F0AFFF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bbafff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bbafff in the Color Lab