What color is #BBBCDC?

#BBBCDC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBBCDC?

The RGB value is 187, 188, 220: 187 red, 188 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBBCDC?

The complementary color is #DCDBBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBBCDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBCDC color

#BBBCDC rgb(187, 188, 220)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BBBCDC is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 73.7% green and 86.3% blue (187, 188, 220).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 32% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#BBBCDC color codes

HEX	`#BBBCDC`
RGB	`rgb(187, 188, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 73.7%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 32%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 15%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.1, 6.05, -16.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.1, 17.19, 290.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.392, 51.698, 74.967)`
Decimal	`12303580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBCDC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BBBCDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBCDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BBBCDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbbcdc; }
.text { color: #bbbcdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbcdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 188 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbbcdc, #cbbbdc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBBCDC?: #BBBCDC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBBCDC?: The RGB value is 187, 188, 220: 187 red, 188 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBCDC?: The complementary color is #DCDBBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBCDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.