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#BBC6EC Color

#BBC6EC is rgb(187, 198, 236) in RGB, hsl(227, 56%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 16%, 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 6.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBC6EC
HEX#BBC6EC
RGBrgb(187, 198, 236)
HSLhsl(227, 56%, 83%)
HSVhsv(227, 21%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 16%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(83.1% 0.055 272.5)
LABlab(79.97% 2.06 -20.26)
LCHlch(79.97% 20.37 275.79)

What #BBC6EC 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 #BBC6EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 6.36Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 7.13Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 7.23Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 8.07Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 8.22Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 8.8

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

#BBC6EC Channel Values

How #BBC6EC 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 198 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 227° · S 56% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 227° · S 21% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.69:1 vs white · 12.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBC6EC 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 text1.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBC6EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBC6EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBC6EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBC6EC
Complementary
#ECE1BB
Analogous
#BBDEEC
Analogous
#C9BBEC
Triadic
#ECBBC6
Triadic
#C6ECBB
Split comp.
#ECC9BB
Split comp.
#DEECBB

Tints & Shades of #BBC6EC

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

#C3CDEE
#CBD3F0
#D3DAF3
#DFE4F6
#E7EBF8
#EFF2FB

Shades

#90A1E0
#6079D2
#3755C3
#2B4297
#1E2F6B
#111A3C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBC6EC.

How #BBC6EC 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#BBC6EC
Protanopia#C4C4EC
Protanomaly#C1C5EC
Deuteranopia#C2C2EC
Deuteranomaly#C0C4EC
Tritanopia#B5CBCB
Tritanomaly#B7C9D9
Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBC6EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbc6ec: #BBC6EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBC6EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbc6ec': '#BBC6EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.776, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_bbc6ec">#BBC6EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBC6EC"

More Blue Colors

#BBC6EC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#BBC6EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBC6EC?

#BBC6EC is a lightest blue — rgb(187, 198, 236) in RGB and hsl(227, 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 6.36.

What is the RGB value of #BBC6EC?

#BBC6EC is rgb(187, 198, 236) — red 187, green 198, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBC6EC?

#BBC6EC converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 16%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBC6EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBC6EC scores 1.69:1 against white and 12.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBC6EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBC6EC 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 7.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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