#BBC9E7 Color

#BBC9E7 is rgb(187, 201, 231) in RGB and hsl(221, 48%, 82%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BBC9E7

HEX#BBC9E7

RGBrgb(187, 201, 231)

HSLhsl(221, 48%, 82%)

HSVhsv(221, 19%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(83.5% 0.045 265.6)

CMYKcmyk(19%, 13%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BBC9E7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.66:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.62:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BBC9E7 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BBC9E7 Complementary#E7D9BB Analogous#BBDFE7 Analogous#C3BBE7 Triadic#E7BBC9 Triadic#C9E7BB

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BBC9E7, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C3CFEA #CED8EE #D5DEF0 #DDE4F3 #E5EAF6 #F0F3FA

Shades

#92A8D9 #6887CA #4167B9 #314E8C #223762 #142039

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