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#bbc9d6

a light, soft blue · cool · closest name: silver

RGB
187, 201, 214
HSL
209°, 25%, 79%
CMYK
13, 6, 0, 16
Luminance
0.5719

Every format

HEX#bbc9d6
RGBrgb(187, 201, 214)
HSLhsl(209, 25%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 6%, 0%, 16%)
LABlab(80.3 -2.2 -8.1)
LCHlch(80.3 8.4 255.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.829 0.024 246.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bbc9d6;
background-color: #bbc9d6;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bbc9d6] bg-[#bbc9d6]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bbc9d6;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.733, green: 0.788, blue: 0.839)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bbc9d6")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bbc9d6 on white: 1.69:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bbc9d6 on black: 12.44:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.3%
Green78.8%
Blue83.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan12.6%
Magenta6.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)16.1%

Color previews

#bbc9d6 text on a black background

contrast 12.44:1

Card sample

#bbc9d6 text on a white background

contrast 1.69:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bbc9d6;
Background color
Panel with #bbc9d6 background
background-color: #bbc9d6;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bbc9d6;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(187, 201, 214, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(187, 201, 214, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bbc9d6;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc9d6, #BFBBD6);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bbc9d6

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bbc9d6 in the Color Lab