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#bbc9f1

a light, vivid blue · cool · closest name: lavender

RGB
187, 201, 241
HSL
224°, 66%, 84%
CMYK
22, 17, 0, 6
Luminance
0.5869

Every format

HEX#bbc9f1
RGBrgb(187, 201, 241)
HSLhsl(224, 66%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 17%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(81.1 3.6 -21.3)
LCHlch(81.1 21.6 279.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.839 0.058 270.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bbc9f1;
background-color: #bbc9f1;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bbc9f1] bg-[#bbc9f1]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bbc9f1;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.733, green: 0.788, blue: 0.945)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bbc9f1")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bbc9f1 on white: 1.65:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bbc9f1 on black: 12.74:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.3%
Green78.8%
Blue94.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan22.4%
Magenta16.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)5.5%

Color previews

#bbc9f1 text on a black background

contrast 12.74:1

Card sample

#bbc9f1 text on a white background

contrast 1.65:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bbc9f1;
Background color
Panel with #bbc9f1 background
background-color: #bbc9f1;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bbc9f1;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(187, 201, 241, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(187, 201, 241, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bbc9f1;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc9f1, #D1BBF1);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bbc9f1

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bbc9f1 in the Color Lab