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#BBCBFB Color

#BBCBFB is rgb(187, 203, 251) in RGB, hsl(225, 89%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 19%, 0%, 2%) 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 5.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBCBFB
HEX#BBCBFB
RGBrgb(187, 203, 251)
HSLhsl(225, 89%, 86%)
HSVhsv(225, 25%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 19%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(84.6% 0.07 270.5)
LABlab(81.68% 2.15 -25.64)
LCHlch(81.68% 25.73 274.80)

What #BBCBFB 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 #BBCBFB, 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.

#BBCBFB Channel Values

How #BBCBFB 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 203 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 225° · S 89% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 225° · S 25% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 19% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.61:1 vs white · 13.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBCBFB 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 text1.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #BBCBFB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBCBFB; 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 #BBCBFB

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 #BBCBFB.

How #BBCBFB 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#BBCBFB
Protanopia#C8C8FB
Protanomaly#C3C9FB
Deuteranopia#C6C6FB
Deuteranomaly#C2C8FB
Tritanopia#B3D2D2
Tritanomaly#B6CFE4
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBCBFB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbcbfb: #BBCBFB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBCBFB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbcbfb': '#BBCBFB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.796, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_bbcbfb">#BBCBFB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBCBFB"

More Blue Colors

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

#BBCBFB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBCBFB?

#BBCBFB is a lightest blue — rgb(187, 203, 251) in RGB and hsl(225, 89%, 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 5.87.

What is the RGB value of #BBCBFB?

#BBCBFB is rgb(187, 203, 251) — red 187, green 203, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBCBFB?

#BBCBFB converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 19%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBCBFB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBCBFB scores 1.61:1 against white and 13.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBCBFB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBCBFB 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 11.89, which is visibly different.

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