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#bbbaff

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

RGB
187, 186, 255
HSL
241°, 100%, 87%
CMYK
27, 27, 0, 0
Luminance
0.5290

Every format

HEX#bbbaff
RGBrgb(187, 186, 255)
HSLhsl(241, 100%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 27%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(77.8 15.0 -33.8)
LCHlch(77.8 37.0 293.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.814 0.097 284.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bbbaff;
background-color: #bbbaff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bbbaff] bg-[#bbbaff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bbbaff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.733, green: 0.729, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bbbaff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bbbaff on white: 1.81:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bbbaff on black: 11.58:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.3%
Green72.9%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan26.7%
Magenta27.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#bbbaff text on a black background

contrast 11.58:1

Card sample

#bbbaff text on a white background

contrast 1.81:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(187, 186, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(187, 186, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bbbaff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbaff, #E9BAFF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bbbaff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bbbaff in the Color Lab