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#bbc9db

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

RGB
187, 201, 219
HSL
214°, 31%, 80%
CMYK
15, 8, 0, 14
Luminance
0.5745

Every format

HEX#bbc9db
RGBrgb(187, 201, 219)
HSLhsl(214, 31%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 8%, 0%, 14%)
LABlab(80.4 -1.1 -10.6)
LCHlch(80.4 10.6 263.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.831 0.029 254.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bbc9db;
background-color: #bbc9db;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bbc9db] bg-[#bbc9db]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bbc9db;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.733, green: 0.788, blue: 0.859)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bbc9db")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bbc9db on white: 1.68:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bbc9db on black: 12.49:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.3%
Green78.8%
Blue85.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan14.6%
Magenta8.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)14.1%

Color previews

#bbc9db text on a black background

contrast 12.49:1

Card sample

#bbc9db text on a white background

contrast 1.68:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bbc9db;
Background color
Panel with #bbc9db background
background-color: #bbc9db;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bbc9db;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(187, 201, 219, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(187, 201, 219, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bbc9db;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc9db, #C2BBDB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bbc9db

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bbc9db in the Color Lab