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#bbc9df

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

RGB
187, 201, 223
HSL
217°, 36%, 80%
CMYK
16, 10, 0, 13
Luminance
0.5767

Every format

HEX#bbc9df
RGBrgb(187, 201, 223)
HSLhsl(217, 36%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 10%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(80.5 -0.3 -12.5)
LCHlch(80.5 12.5 268.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.832 0.035 259.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bbc9df;
background-color: #bbc9df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bbc9df] bg-[#bbc9df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bbc9df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.733, green: 0.788, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bbc9df")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bbc9df on white: 1.68:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bbc9df on black: 12.53:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.3%
Green78.8%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan16.1%
Magenta9.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#bbc9df text on a black background

contrast 12.53:1

Card sample

#bbc9df text on a white background

contrast 1.68:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bbc9df;
Background color
Panel with #bbc9df background
background-color: #bbc9df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bbc9df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(187, 201, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(187, 201, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bbc9df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc9df, #C5BBDF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bbc9df

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bbc9df in the Color Lab