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#BBE6FC Color

#BBE6FC is rgb(187, 230, 252) in RGB, hsl(200, 92%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 9%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBE6FC
HEX#BBE6FC
RGBrgb(187, 230, 252)
HSLhsl(200, 92%, 86%)
HSVhsv(200, 26%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 9%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(90.2% 0.054 230.3)
LABlab(88.77% -10.81 -15.55)
LCHlch(88.77% 18.94 235.20)

What #BBE6FC 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 #BBE6FC, 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.

#BBE6FC Channel Values

How #BBE6FC 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 230 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 200° · S 92% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 200° · S 26% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.33:1 vs white · 15.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBE6FC 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 text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BBE6FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBE6FC; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BBE6FC

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 #BBE6FC.

How #BBE6FC 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#BBE6FC
Protanopia#DFDFFC
Protanomaly#D2E2FC
Deuteranopia#D9D9FD
Deuteranomaly#CEDEFD
Tritanopia#B7E9E9
Tritanomaly#B9E8F1
Achromatopsia#E0E0E0

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Using #BBE6FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbe6fc: #BBE6FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBE6FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbe6fc': '#BBE6FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.902, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_bbe6fc">#BBE6FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBE6FC"

More Blue Colors

#BBE6FC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BBE6FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBE6FC?

#BBE6FC is a lightest blue — rgb(187, 230, 252) in RGB and hsl(200, 92%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.55.

What is the RGB value of #BBE6FC?

#BBE6FC is rgb(187, 230, 252) — red 187, green 230, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBE6FC?

#BBE6FC converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 9%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBE6FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBE6FC scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBE6FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBE6FC 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 6.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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