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#BBBED8 Color

#BBBED8 is rgb(187, 190, 216) in RGB, hsl(234, 27%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBBED8
HEX#BBBED8
RGBrgb(187, 190, 216)
HSLhsl(234, 27%, 79%)
HSVhsv(234, 13%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(80.7% 0.037 280.3)
LABlab(77.36% 2.80 -13.45)
LCHlch(77.36% 13.74 281.74)

What #BBBED8 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BBBED8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 5Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 5.5Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 6.1Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 7.31Soap#CEC8EFΔE 8.57Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 8.76

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#BBBED8 Channel Values

How #BBBED8 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 187 · G 190 · B 2168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 234° · S 27% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 234° · S 13% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.83:1 vs white · 11.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBBED8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBBED8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBBED8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBBED8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBBED8
Complementary
#D8D5BB
Analogous
#BBCCD8
Analogous
#C7BBD8
Triadic
#D8BBBE
Triadic
#BED8BB
Split comp.
#D8C7BB
Split comp.
#CCD8BB

Tints & Shades of #BBBED8

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C5C7DD
#CBCDE1
#D5D7E7
#DFE0EC
#E8E9F2
#EFEFF6

Shades

#979CC3
#777DB1
#575E98
#434875
#2F3251
#1C1E31

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBBED8.

How #BBBED8 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BBBED8
Protanopia#BDBDD8
Protanomaly#BDBED8
Deuteranopia#BDBDD8
Deuteranomaly#BCBDD8
Tritanopia#B7C2C2
Tritanomaly#B9C0CB
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBBED8 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bbbed8: #BBBED8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBBED8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbbed8': '#BBBED8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.745, blue: 0.847)
Android XML<color name="color_bbbed8">#BBBED8</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBBED8"

More Blue Colors

#BBBED8 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BBBED8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBBED8?

#BBBED8 is a light blue — rgb(187, 190, 216) in RGB and hsl(234, 27%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.

What is the RGB value of #BBBED8?

#BBBED8 is rgb(187, 190, 216) — red 187, green 190, and blue 216 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBBED8?

#BBBED8 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBBED8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBBED8 scores 1.83:1 against white and 11.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBBED8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBBED8 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 6.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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