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#BBD4FB Color

#BBD4FB is rgb(187, 212, 251) in RGB, hsl(217, 89%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 16%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Cornflower Blue (#ABCDEF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBD4FB
HEX#BBD4FB
RGBrgb(187, 212, 251)
HSLhsl(217, 89%, 86%)
HSVhsv(217, 25%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 16%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(86.4% 0.061 259.2)
LABlab(84.02% -2.30 -22.12)
LCHlch(84.02% 22.24 264.06)

What #BBD4FB 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 #BBD4FB, 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.

#BBD4FB Channel Values

How #BBD4FB 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 212 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 217° · S 89% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 217° · S 25% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBD4FB 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 text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BBD4FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBD4FB; 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 #BBD4FB

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 #BBD4FB.

How #BBD4FB 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#BBD4FB
Protanopia#D0D0FB
Protanomaly#C8D2FB
Deuteranopia#CCCCFC
Deuteranomaly#C6CFFB
Tritanopia#B4D9D9
Tritanomaly#B7D7E8
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBD4FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbd4fb: #BBD4FB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBD4FB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbd4fb': '#BBD4FB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.831, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_bbd4fb">#BBD4FB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBD4FB"

More Blue Colors

#BBD4FB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BBD4FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBD4FB?

#BBD4FB is a lightest blue — rgb(187, 212, 251) in RGB and hsl(217, 89%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Cornflower Blue (#ABCDEF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.07.

What is the RGB value of #BBD4FB?

#BBD4FB is rgb(187, 212, 251) — red 187, green 212, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBD4FB?

#BBD4FB converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 16%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBD4FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBD4FB scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBD4FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBD4FB 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 8.85, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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