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#bbc5df

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

RGB
187, 197, 223
HSL
223°, 36%, 80%
CMYK
16, 12, 0, 13
Luminance
0.5583

Every format

HEX#bbc5df
RGBrgb(187, 197, 223)
HSLhsl(223, 36%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 12%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(79.5 1.9 -14.1)
LCHlch(79.5 14.2 277.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.824 0.038 268.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bbc5df;
background-color: #bbc5df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bbc5df] bg-[#bbc5df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bbc5df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.733, green: 0.773, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bbc5df")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bbc5df on white: 1.73:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bbc5df on black: 12.17:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.3%
Green77.3%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan16.1%
Magenta11.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#bbc5df text on a black background

contrast 12.17:1

Card sample

#bbc5df text on a white background

contrast 1.73:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bbc5df;
Background color
Panel with #bbc5df background
background-color: #bbc5df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bbc5df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(187, 197, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(187, 197, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bbc5df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc5df, #C9BBDF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bbc5df

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bbc5df in the Color Lab