#BBD9EC Color

#BBD9EC is rgb(187, 217, 236) in RGB, hsl(203, 56%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 8%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Beau Blue (#BCD4E6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBD9EC

HEX#BBD9EC

RGBrgb(187, 217, 236)

HSLhsl(203, 56%, 83%)

HSVhsv(203, 21%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 8%, 0%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(86.9% 0.041 235.8)

LABlab(84.94% -7.28 -12.86)

LCHlch(84.94% 14.78 240.49)

What #BBD9EC 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 #BBD9EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 2.51 Light Blue#ADD8E6ΔE 5.23 Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 8.02 Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 8.39 Pastel Blue#AEC6CFΔE 8.61 Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 8.9

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

#BBD9EC Channel Values

How #BBD9EC 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 217 · B 236	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 203° · S 56% · L 83%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 203° · S 21% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 21% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.47:1 vs white · 14.25:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBD9EC 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 text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text14.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BBD9EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBD9EC; 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 #BBD9EC

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 #BBD9EC.

How #BBD9EC 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#BBD9EC

Protanopia#D4D4EC

Protanomaly#CBD6EC

Deuteranopia#D0D0ED

Deuteranomaly#C8D3EC

Tritanopia#B8DCDC

Tritanomaly#B9DBE2

Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

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Using #BBD9EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbd9ec: #BBD9EC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBD9EC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbd9ec': '#BBD9EC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.851, blue: 0.925)

Android XML<color name="color_bbd9ec">#BBD9EC</color>

SVG fillfill="#BBD9EC"

More Blue Colors

#BBD9EC 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

#BBD9EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBD9EC?

#BBD9EC is a lightest blue — rgb(187, 217, 236) in RGB and hsl(203, 56%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Beau Blue (#BCD4E6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.51.

What is the RGB value of #BBD9EC?

#BBD9EC is rgb(187, 217, 236) — red 187, green 217, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBD9EC?

#BBD9EC converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 8%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBD9EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBD9EC scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBD9EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBD9EC 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 lightblue (#ADD8E6) at a CIE76 distance of 5.23, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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