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#bbc9f8

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

RGB
187, 201, 248
HSL
226°, 81%, 85%
CMYK
25, 19, 0, 3
Luminance
0.5912

Every format

HEX#bbc9f8
RGBrgb(187, 201, 248)
HSLhsl(226, 81%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 19%, 0%, 3%)
LABlab(81.3 5.2 -24.7)
LCHlch(81.3 25.2 282.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.841 0.068 271.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bbc9f8;
background-color: #bbc9f8;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bbc9f8] bg-[#bbc9f8]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bbc9f8;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.733, green: 0.788, blue: 0.973)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bbc9f8")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bbc9f8 on white: 1.64:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bbc9f8 on black: 12.82:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.3%
Green78.8%
Blue97.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan24.6%
Magenta19.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)2.7%

Color previews

#bbc9f8 text on a black background

contrast 12.82:1

Card sample

#bbc9f8 text on a white background

contrast 1.64:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bbc9f8;
Background color
Panel with #bbc9f8 background
background-color: #bbc9f8;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bbc9f8;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(187, 201, 248, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(187, 201, 248, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bbc9f8;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc9f8, #D6BBF8);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bbc9f8

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bbc9f8 in the Color Lab