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#bbc9ff

a pale, electric blue · warm · closest name: lavender

RGB
187, 201, 255
HSL
228°, 100%, 87%
CMYK
27, 21, 0, 0
Luminance
0.5956

Every format

HEX#bbc9ff
RGBrgb(187, 201, 255)
HSLhsl(228, 100%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 21%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(81.6 6.9 -28.0)
LCHlch(81.6 28.9 283.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.844 0.077 273.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bbc9ff;
background-color: #bbc9ff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bbc9ff] bg-[#bbc9ff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bbc9ff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.733, green: 0.788, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bbc9ff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bbc9ff on white: 1.63:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bbc9ff on black: 12.91:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.3%
Green78.8%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan26.7%
Magenta21.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#bbc9ff text on a black background

contrast 12.91:1

Card sample

#bbc9ff text on a white background

contrast 1.63:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bbc9ff;
Background color
Panel with #bbc9ff background
background-color: #bbc9ff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bbc9ff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(187, 201, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(187, 201, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bbc9ff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc9ff, #DABBFF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bbc9ff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bbc9ff in the Color Lab