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#bbc5e2

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

RGB
187, 197, 226
HSL
225°, 40%, 81%
CMYK
17, 13, 0, 11
Luminance
0.5599

Every format

HEX#bbc5e2
RGBrgb(187, 197, 226)
HSLhsl(225, 40%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 11%)
LABlab(79.6 2.5 -15.6)
LCHlch(79.6 15.8 279.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.825 0.042 270.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bbc5e2;
background-color: #bbc5e2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bbc5e2] bg-[#bbc5e2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bbc5e2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.733, green: 0.773, blue: 0.886)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bbc5e2")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bbc5e2 on white: 1.72:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bbc5e2 on black: 12.20:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.3%
Green77.3%
Blue88.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan17.3%
Magenta12.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)11.4%

Color previews

#bbc5e2 text on a black background

contrast 12.20:1

Card sample

#bbc5e2 text on a white background

contrast 1.72:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bbc5e2;
Background color
Panel with #bbc5e2 background
background-color: #bbc5e2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bbc5e2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(187, 197, 226, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(187, 197, 226, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bbc5e2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc5e2, #CBBBE2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bbc5e2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bbc5e2 in the Color Lab