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#BBC3EC Color

#BBC3EC is rgb(187, 195, 236) in RGB, hsl(230, 56%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 17%, 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 5.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBC3EC
HEX#BBC3EC
RGBrgb(187, 195, 236)
HSLhsl(230, 56%, 83%)
HSVhsv(230, 21%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 17%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(82.5% 0.058 276.4)
LABlab(79.19% 3.56 -21.43)
LCHlch(79.19% 21.72 279.43)

What #BBC3EC 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 #BBC3EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 5.87Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 6.96Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 8.86Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 8.93Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 8.99Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 9.67

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

#BBC3EC Channel Values

How #BBC3EC 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 195 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 230° · S 56% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 230° · S 21% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBC3EC 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBC3EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBC3EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBC3EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBC3EC
Complementary
#ECE4BB
Analogous
#BBDCEC
Analogous
#CCBBEC
Triadic
#ECBBC3
Triadic
#C3ECBB
Split comp.
#ECCCBB
Split comp.
#DCECBB

Tints & Shades of #BBC3EC

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

#C3CAEE
#CBD1F0
#D3D8F3
#DFE3F6
#E7EAF8
#EFF1FB

Shades

#909DE0
#6073D2
#374EC3
#2B3D97
#1E2B6B
#11183C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBC3EC.

How #BBC3EC 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#BBC3EC
Protanopia#C2C2EC
Protanomaly#BFC2EC
Deuteranopia#C0C0EC
Deuteranomaly#BEC1EC
Tritanopia#B5C9C9
Tritanomaly#B7C6D8
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBC3EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbc3ec: #BBC3EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBC3EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbc3ec': '#BBC3EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.765, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_bbc3ec">#BBC3EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBC3EC"

More Blue Colors

#BBC3EC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BBC3EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBC3EC?

#BBC3EC is a lightest blue — rgb(187, 195, 236) in RGB and hsl(230, 56%, 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 5.87.

What is the RGB value of #BBC3EC?

#BBC3EC is rgb(187, 195, 236) — red 187, green 195, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBC3EC?

#BBC3EC converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 17%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBC3EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBC3EC scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBC3EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBC3EC 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 8.86, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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