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#bbd9ff

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

RGB
187, 217, 255
HSL
214°, 100%, 87%
CMYK
27, 15, 0, 0
Luminance
0.6741

Every format

HEX#bbd9ff
RGBrgb(187, 217, 255)
HSLhsl(214, 100%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 15%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(85.7 -1.6 -21.8)
LCHlch(85.7 21.8 265.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.876 0.062 254.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bbd9ff;
background-color: #bbd9ff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bbd9ff] bg-[#bbd9ff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bbd9ff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.733, green: 0.851, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bbd9ff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bbd9ff on white: 1.45:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bbd9ff on black: 14.48:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.3%
Green85.1%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan26.7%
Magenta14.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#bbd9ff text on a black background

contrast 14.48:1

Card sample

#bbd9ff text on a white background

contrast 1.45:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bbd9ff;
Background color
Panel with #bbd9ff background
background-color: #bbd9ff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bbd9ff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(187, 217, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(187, 217, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bbd9ff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbd9ff, #CABBFF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bbd9ff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bbd9ff in the Color Lab