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#BBC6FB Color

#BBC6FB is rgb(187, 198, 251) in RGB, hsl(230, 89%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 21%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBC6FB
HEX#BBC6FB
RGBrgb(187, 198, 251)
HSLhsl(230, 89%, 86%)
HSVhsv(230, 25%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 21%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(83.6% 0.075 275.5)
LABlab(80.40% 4.66 -27.59)
LCHlch(80.40% 27.98 279.59)

What #BBC6FB 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 #BBC6FB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#BBC6FB Channel Values

How #BBC6FB 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 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 230° · S 89% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 230° · S 25% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.67:1 vs white · 12.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBC6FB 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 text1.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBC6FB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBC6FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBC6FB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BBC6FB

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBC6FB.

How #BBC6FB 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#BBC6FB
Protanopia#C4C4FB
Protanomaly#C1C5FB
Deuteranopia#C2C2FB
Deuteranomaly#C0C4FB
Tritanopia#B2CECE
Tritanomaly#B6CBE1
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBC6FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbc6fb: #BBC6FB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBC6FB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbc6fb': '#BBC6FB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.776, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_bbc6fb">#BBC6FB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBC6FB"

More Blue Colors

#BBC6FB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BBC6FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBC6FB?

#BBC6FB is a lightest blue — rgb(187, 198, 251) in RGB and hsl(230, 89%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.93.

What is the RGB value of #BBC6FB?

#BBC6FB is rgb(187, 198, 251) — red 187, green 198, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBC6FB?

#BBC6FB converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 21%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBC6FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBC6FB scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBC6FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBC6FB 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 14.47, which is visibly different.

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