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#bbc4e2

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

RGB
187, 196, 226
HSL
226°, 40%, 81%
CMYK
17, 13, 0, 11
Luminance
0.5554

Every format

HEX#bbc4e2
RGBrgb(187, 196, 226)
HSLhsl(226, 40%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 11%)
LABlab(79.3 3.0 -15.9)
LCHlch(79.3 16.2 280.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.823 0.043 272.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bbc4e2;
background-color: #bbc4e2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bbc4e2] bg-[#bbc4e2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bbc4e2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.733, green: 0.769, blue: 0.886)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bbc4e2")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bbc4e2 on white: 1.73:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bbc4e2 on black: 12.11:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.3%
Green76.9%
Blue88.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan17.3%
Magenta13.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)11.4%

Color previews

#bbc4e2 text on a black background

contrast 12.11:1

Card sample

#bbc4e2 text on a white background

contrast 1.73:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bbc4e2;
Background color
Panel with #bbc4e2 background
background-color: #bbc4e2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bbc4e2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(187, 196, 226, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(187, 196, 226, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bbc4e2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc4e2, #CCBBE2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bbc4e2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bbc4e2 in the Color Lab