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#bbbbdd

a light, soft blue · warm · closest name: lavender

RGB
187, 187, 221
HSL
240°, 33%, 80%
CMYK
15, 15, 0, 13
Luminance
0.5133

Every format

HEX#bbbbdd
RGBrgb(187, 187, 221)
HSLhsl(240, 33%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 15%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(76.9 6.8 -17.0)
LCHlch(76.9 18.3 291.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.803 0.048 285.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bbbbdd;
background-color: #bbbbdd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bbbbdd] bg-[#bbbbdd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bbbbdd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.733, green: 0.733, blue: 0.867)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bbbbdd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bbbbdd on white: 1.86:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bbbbdd on black: 11.27:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.3%
Green73.3%
Blue86.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan15.4%
Magenta15.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)13.3%

Color previews

#bbbbdd text on a black background

contrast 11.27:1

Card sample

#bbbbdd text on a white background

contrast 1.86:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(187, 187, 221, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(187, 187, 221, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bbbbdd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbbdd, #D2BBDD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bbbbdd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bbbbdd in the Color Lab