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#bbc9f2

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

RGB
187, 201, 242
HSL
225°, 68%, 84%
CMYK
23, 17, 0, 5
Luminance
0.5875

Every format

HEX#bbc9f2
RGBrgb(187, 201, 242)
HSLhsl(225, 68%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 17%, 0%, 5%)
LABlab(81.2 3.9 -21.8)
LCHlch(81.2 22.1 280.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.839 0.059 270.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bbc9f2;
background-color: #bbc9f2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bbc9f2] bg-[#bbc9f2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bbc9f2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.733, green: 0.788, blue: 0.949)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bbc9f2")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bbc9f2 on white: 1.65:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bbc9f2 on black: 12.75:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.3%
Green78.8%
Blue94.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan22.7%
Magenta16.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)5.1%

Color previews

#bbc9f2 text on a black background

contrast 12.75:1

Card sample

#bbc9f2 text on a white background

contrast 1.65:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bbc9f2;
Background color
Panel with #bbc9f2 background
background-color: #bbc9f2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bbc9f2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(187, 201, 242, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(187, 201, 242, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bbc9f2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc9f2, #D2BBF2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bbc9f2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bbc9f2 in the Color Lab