#BBC8E2 Color

#BBC8E2 is rgb(187, 200, 226) in RGB and hsl(220, 40%, 81%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BBC8E2

HEX#BBC8E2

RGBrgb(187, 200, 226)

HSLhsl(220, 40%, 81%)

HSVhsv(220, 17%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(83.1% 0.039 264.3)

CMYKcmyk(17%, 12%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BBC8E2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.68:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.47:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BBC8E2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BBC8E2 Complementary#E2D5BB Analogous#BBDBE2 Analogous#C2BBE2 Triadic#E2BBC8 Triadic#C8E2BB

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BBC8E2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2CEE5 #CDD7EA #D4DCED #DFE5F1 #E6EBF4 #F1F3F9

Shades

#94A8D1 #6D89C0 #496AAB #395284 #28395D #172136

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