#BBC6FC Color

#BBC6FC is rgb(187, 198, 252) in RGB, hsl(230, 92%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 21%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBC6FC

HEX#BBC6FC

RGBrgb(187, 198, 252)

HSLhsl(230, 92%, 86%)

HSVhsv(230, 26%, 99%)

CMYKcmyk(26%, 21%, 0%, 1%)

OKLCHoklch(83.7% 0.077 275.7)

LABlab(80.43% 4.84 -28.07)

LCHlch(80.43% 28.49 279.78)

What #BBC6FC 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 #BBC6FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 5.07 Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 9.73 Soap#CEC8EFΔE 10.09 Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 10.36 Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 12.69 Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 13.03

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

#BBC6FC Channel Values

How #BBC6FC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 187 · G 198 · B 252	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 230° · S 92% · L 86%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 230° · S 26% · V 99%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 26% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 1%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.67:1 vs white · 12.6:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBC6FC 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 text12.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBC6FC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBC6FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBC6FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BBC6FC

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 #BBC6FC.

How #BBC6FC 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#BBC6FC

Protanopia#C4C4FC

Protanomaly#C1C5FC

Deuteranopia#C2C2FC

Deuteranomaly#C0C4FC

Tritanopia#B2CECE

Tritanomaly#B6CBE2

Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

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Using #BBC6FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbc6fc: #BBC6FC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBC6FC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbc6fc': '#BBC6FC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.776, blue: 0.988)

Android XML<color name="color_bbc6fc">#BBC6FC</color>

SVG fillfill="#BBC6FC"

More Blue Colors

#BBC6FC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#BBC6FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBC6FC?

#BBC6FC is a lightest blue — rgb(187, 198, 252) in RGB and hsl(230, 92%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.07.

What is the RGB value of #BBC6FC?

#BBC6FC is rgb(187, 198, 252) — red 187, green 198, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBC6FC?

#BBC6FC converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 21%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBC6FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBC6FC scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBC6FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBC6FC 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 14.98, which is visibly different.

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