#BBC9FA#BBC9FA
#BBC9FA is a very light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.592; OKLCH L 84.2% C 0.070 H 272.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBC9FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 201, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 86%, 86%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 25%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.2%, 19.6%, 0%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.42, 5.71, -25.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.42, 26.26, 282.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.18% 0.0029 -0.0703) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.18% 0.07 272.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.6309, 59.2387, 98.7691) |
| Luminance | 0.5924 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 2.59
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 4.42
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.71
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.80
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 6.82
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 7.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBC9FA #FAECBB
analogous
#BBE8FA #BBC9FA #CCBBFA
triadic
#BBC9FA #FABBC9 #C9FABB
tetradic
#BBC9FA #FABBE8 #FAECBB #BBFACC
square
#BBC9FA #FABBE8 #FAECBB #BBFACC
split-complementary
#BBC9FA #FACCBB #E8FABB
monochromatic
#496EF2 #829CF6 #BBC9FA #E2E8FD #E2E8FD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.63
#BBC9FA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.85
#BBC9FA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBC9FA
12.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBC9FA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBC9FA | 1.00 | 1.63 | 12.85 | 12.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBCDFC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6C8F9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ABD2D9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbc9fa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 201, 250); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.2% 0.070 272.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0d9fc',
500: '#bbc9fa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbc9fa; $custom-light: #d0d9fc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbc9fa",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 201,
"b": 250
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.667,
"s": 86.301,
"l": 85.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84184,
"c": 0.0704,
"h": 272.4
},
"luminance": 0.5924
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBC9FA
secondary
#DEC87B
accent
#B103E3
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFBFF
border
#D4D4D7
text
#141417
muted
#838385