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#bbc9fa

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

RGB
187, 201, 250
HSL
227°, 86%, 86%
CMYK
25, 20, 0, 2
Luminance
0.5924

Every format

HEX#bbc9fa
RGBrgb(187, 201, 250)
HSLhsl(227, 86%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 20%, 0%, 2%)
LABlab(81.4 5.7 -25.6)
LCHlch(81.4 26.3 282.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.842 0.070 272.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bbc9fa;
background-color: #bbc9fa;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bbc9fa] bg-[#bbc9fa]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bbc9fa;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.733, green: 0.788, blue: 0.980)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bbc9fa")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bbc9fa on white: 1.63:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bbc9fa on black: 12.85:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.3%
Green78.8%
Blue98.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan25.2%
Magenta19.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)2.0%

Color previews

#bbc9fa text on a black background

contrast 12.85:1

Card sample

#bbc9fa text on a white background

contrast 1.63:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bbc9fa;
Background color
Panel with #bbc9fa background
background-color: #bbc9fa;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bbc9fa;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(187, 201, 250, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(187, 201, 250, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bbc9fa;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc9fa, #D7BBFA);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bbc9fa

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bbc9fa in the Color Lab