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#bbbbff

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

RGB
187, 187, 255
HSL
240°, 100%, 87%
CMYK
27, 27, 0, 0
Luminance
0.5333

Every format

HEX#bbbbff
RGBrgb(187, 187, 255)
HSLhsl(240, 100%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 27%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(78.1 14.5 -33.5)
LCHlch(78.1 36.5 293.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.816 0.095 284.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bbbbff;
background-color: #bbbbff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bbbbff] bg-[#bbbbff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bbbbff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.733, green: 0.733, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bbbbff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bbbbff on white: 1.80:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bbbbff on black: 11.67:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.3%
Green73.3%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan26.7%
Magenta26.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#bbbbff text on a black background

contrast 11.67:1

Card sample

#bbbbff text on a white background

contrast 1.80:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(187, 187, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(187, 187, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bbbbff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbbff, #E8BBFF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bbbbff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bbbbff in the Color Lab