#BBC9FB#BBC9FB
#BBC9FB is a very light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.593; OKLCH L 84.2% C 0.072 H 272.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBC9FB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 201, 251) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 89%, 86%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 25%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.5%, 19.9%, 0%, 1.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.46, 5.94, -26.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.46, 26.78, 282.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.22% 0.0032 -0.0717) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.22% 0.072 272.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.7881, 59.3015, 99.5970) |
| Luminance | 0.5930 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 2.56
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 4.43
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.70
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.72
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 6.94
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 7.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBC9FB #FBEDBB
analogous
#BBE9FB #BBC9FB #CDBBFB
triadic
#BBC9FB #FBBBC9 #C9FBBB
tetradic
#BBC9FB #FBBBE9 #FBEDBB #BBFBCD
square
#BBC9FB #FBBBE9 #FBEDBB #BBFBCD
split-complementary
#BBC9FB #FBCDBB #E9FBBB
monochromatic
#476DF4 #819BF8 #BBC9FB #E2E8FD #E2E8FD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.63
#BBC9FB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.86
#BBC9FB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBC9FB
12.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBC9FB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBC9FB | 1.00 | 1.63 | 12.86 | 12.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BACDFD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6C8FA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ABD2DA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbc9fb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 201, 251); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.2% 0.072 272.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0d9fc',
500: '#bbc9fb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbc9fb; $custom-light: #d0d9fc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbc9fb",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 201,
"b": 251
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.875,
"s": 88.889,
"l": 85.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84223,
"c": 0.07176,
"h": 272.6
},
"luminance": 0.59303
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBC9FB
secondary
#E0CA7A
accent
#B300E6
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFBFF
border
#D4D4D7
text
#141417
muted
#838385