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#bbcad9

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

RGB
187, 202, 217
HSL
210°, 28%, 79%
CMYK
14, 7, 0, 15
Luminance
0.5782

Every format

HEX#bbcad9
RGBrgb(187, 202, 217)
HSLhsl(210, 28%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 7%, 0%, 15%)
LABlab(80.6 -2.1 -9.2)
LCHlch(80.6 9.4 257.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.832 0.027 248.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bbcad9;
background-color: #bbcad9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bbcad9] bg-[#bbcad9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bbcad9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.733, green: 0.792, blue: 0.851)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bbcad9")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bbcad9 on white: 1.67:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bbcad9 on black: 12.56:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.3%
Green79.2%
Blue85.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan13.8%
Magenta6.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)14.9%

Color previews

#bbcad9 text on a black background

contrast 12.56:1

Card sample

#bbcad9 text on a white background

contrast 1.67:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bbcad9;
Background color
Panel with #bbcad9 background
background-color: #bbcad9;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bbcad9;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(187, 202, 217, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(187, 202, 217, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bbcad9;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcad9, #C0BBD9);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bbcad9

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bbcad9 in the Color Lab