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#BBC2ED Color

#BBC2ED is rgb(187, 194, 237) in RGB, hsl(232, 58%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 18%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBC2ED
HEX#BBC2ED
RGBrgb(187, 194, 237)
HSLhsl(232, 58%, 83%)
HSVhsv(232, 21%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 18%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(82.3% 0.061 277.7)
LABlab(78.96% 4.23 -22.30)
LCHlch(78.96% 22.70 280.75)

What #BBC2ED 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 #BBC2ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 6.02Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 6.28Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 9.13Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 9.51Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 9.93Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 10.08

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

#BBC2ED Channel Values

How #BBC2ED 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 194 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 232° · S 58% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 232° · S 21% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 18% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBC2ED 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBC2ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBC2ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBC2ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBC2ED
Complementary
#EDE6BB
Analogous
#BBDAED
Analogous
#CDBBED
Triadic
#EDBBC1
Triadic
#C1EDBB
Split comp.
#EDCDBB
Split comp.
#DAEDBB

Tints & Shades of #BBC2ED

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

#C3C8EF
#CBD0F1
#D3D7F3
#DFE2F6
#E7E9F9
#EFF0FB

Shades

#8E99E1
#5E6ED4
#3448C5
#293899
#1D286D
#10163C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBC2ED.

How #BBC2ED 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#BBC2ED
Protanopia#C1C1ED
Protanomaly#BFC1ED
Deuteranopia#C0C0ED
Deuteranomaly#BEC1ED
Tritanopia#B4C8C8
Tritanomaly#B7C6D8
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBC2ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbc2ed: #BBC2ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBC2ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbc2ed': '#BBC2ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.761, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_bbc2ed">#BBC2ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBC2ED"

More Blue Colors

#BBC2ED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#BBC2ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBC2ED?

#BBC2ED is a lightest blue — rgb(187, 194, 237) in RGB and hsl(232, 58%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soap (#CEC8EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.02.

What is the RGB value of #BBC2ED?

#BBC2ED is rgb(187, 194, 237) — red 187, green 194, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBC2ED?

#BBC2ED converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 18%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBC2ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBC2ED scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBC2ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBC2ED 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 9.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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