#BBC9DD Hex Color

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Color Name

Light Steel Blue*

Hex Color Code

#BBC9DD

RGB Color Code

RGB(187, 201, 221)

CMYK Values*

15.4%, 9.0%, 0.0%, 13.3%

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#BBC9DD hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is BBC9DD?

The RGB color code for color number #BBC9DD is RGB(187, 201, 221). In the RGB color model, #BBC9DD has a red value of 187, a green value of 201, and a blue value of 221. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 15.4% cyan, 9.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 13.3% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 215.3° (degrees), 33.3 % saturation, and 80.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #BBC9DD has a hue of 215.3° (degrees), 15.4 % saturation and 86.7 % brightness/value.

Color BBC9DD is cool or warm?

Color BBC9DD is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #BBC9DD? (For interior and product design)

BBC9DD has an LRV of nearly 57.6. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#BBC9DD

LRV 57.6

Light Color

Compare LRV 57.6 of #BBC9DD with dark and light color

Is #BBC9DD Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color BBC9DD meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #BBC9DD color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #BBC9DD

Hex triplet: #BBC9DD
Red: BB
Green: C9
Blue: DD

RGBA / RGB rgb(187, 201, 221)

Red: 187 (73.3%)
Green: 201 (78.8%)
Blue: 221 (86.7%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 15.38%
Magenta: 9.05%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 13.33%

HSL hsl(215.29deg, 33.3 %, 80.0 %)

Hue: 215.29°
Saturation: 33.33 %
Lightness: 80.00 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 215.29°
Saturation: 15.38 %
Brightness / Value: 86.67 %

RYB ryb(18, 31, 44)

Red: 18 (7.0%)
Yellow: 31 (12.2%)
Blue: 44 (17.1%)

HWB

Hue: 215.29°
Whiteness: 73.33 %
Blackness: 13.33 %

CMY

Cyan: 26.67%
Magenta: 21.18%
Yellow: 13.33%

XYZ

X: 54.43
Y: 57.56
Z: 76.65

YXY

Y1: 57.56
X: 0.29
Y2: 0.31

CIE-Lab

L: 80.49
A: -0.7
B: -11.55

CIE-Lch

L: 80.49
C: 11.57
H: 266.52

CIE-Luv

L: 80.49
U: -8.52
V: -17.78

Hunter-Lab

L: 75.87
A: -4.7
B: -6.79

Other

LRV: ~ 57.6 %
Munsell Color System: 6.7B 7.9/2.3

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #BBC9DD

These are the named colors closest to hex BBC9DD, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#B0C4DE Color Light Steel Blue

97.22% match | ΔE 2.78

#BED3E5 Color Pale Aqua

96.20% match | ΔE 3.80

#BCD4E6 Color Beau Blue

95.28% match | ΔE 4.72

#ABCDEF Color Pale Cornflower Blue

93.90% match | ΔE 6.10

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to BBC9DD.

#BECEE2 Color PANTONE 13-4016 TCX - Blue Finch

98.61% match | ΔE 1.39

#B1BFD1 Color Pantone 14-4111 TCX - Sheer Blue

97.29% match | ΔE 2.71

#AFC3DD Color PANTONE 14-4015 TCX - Floaty Blue

97.08% match | ΔE 2.92

#ADBED3 Color PANTONE 14-4112 TCX - Skyway

96.87% match | ΔE 3.13

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to BBC9DD.

#B8C9E1 Color PANTONE 2127 C

98.54% match | ΔE 1.46

#BBC7D6 Color PANTONE 537 C

98.02% match | ΔE 1.98

#BDC5DB Color PANTONE 7450 C

96.86% match | ΔE 3.14

#B8CCEA Color PANTONE 2708 C

96.61% match | ΔE 3.39

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to BBC9DD.

#BEC8D8 Color RAL 270 80 10 - Light Pearl Soft Blue

98.24% match | ΔE 1.76

#B6C7E0 Color RAL 270 80 15 - Retina Soft Blue

98.15% match | ΔE 1.85

#B9C9D7 Color RAL 260 80 10 - Powder Soft Blue

96.89% match | ΔE 3.11

#C1C7D7 Color RAL 280 80 10 - Hyacinth White Soft Blue

96.82% match | ΔE 3.18

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to BBC9DD.

#BBCEDB Color BS 20-C-33 - Pompadour

95.57% match | ΔE 4.43

#A9C6E2 Color BS 20-D-41 - Powder Blue

95.19% match | ΔE 4.81

#A9BBC6 Color BS 20-C-35 - Blue

93.68% match | ΔE 6.32

#C4C3C9 Color BS 22-B-19 - Soft Bleu

92.45% match | ΔE 7.55

Paint color for Hex #BBC9DD

These are the real paint colors closest to hex BBC9DD from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from BBC9DD once it is on a wall.

Valspar

Hex color BBC9DD similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #BBC9DD to Valspar

#BFCDE2 Color Carousel Purple (V074-2)

98.92% match | ΔE 1.08

#B8CCE5 Color Periwinkle Dream (V073-2)

97.76% match | ΔE 2.24

#AFBFD3 Color Penelope (8003-46B)

97.24% match | ΔE 2.76

#B6CCE0 Color Blue Prism (8002-45B)

96.94% match | ΔE 3.06

Benjamin Moore

Hex color BBC9DD similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #BBC9DD to Benjamin Moore

#BACBDF Color Blue Ice (821)

98.75% match | ΔE 1.25

#B4C5D7 Color Airway (828)

97.87% match | ΔE 2.13

#BDC5DC Color Feather Soft (1431)

96.61% match | ΔE 3.39

#BCD2ED Color Windmill Wings (2067-60)

96.53% match | ΔE 3.47

PPG Paints

Hex color BBC9DD similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #BBC9DD to PPG Paints

#BBC6D9 Color Blue Opal (PPG1166-3)

98.71% match | ΔE 1.29

#B6C3D1 Color Pageant Song (PPG1163-3)

97.09% match | ΔE 2.91

#ADC0D6 Color Blue Thistle (PPG1162-3)

96.97% match | ΔE 3.03

#BED1E1 Color Sleep Baby Sleep (PPG1161-2)

96.42% match | ΔE 3.58

Behr

Hex color BBC9DD similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #BBC9DD to Behr

#B3C3D4 Color Elevated (S530-2)

97.54% match | ΔE 2.46

#B3C3DD Color Eternal Elegance (M540-3)

97.39% match | ΔE 2.61

#BBCEE0 Color Sky'S The Limit (M530-2)

97.33% match | ΔE 2.67

#B2BFD5 Color Movie Magic (MQ5-45)

97.30% match | ΔE 2.70

Sherwin Williams

Hex color BBC9DD similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #BBC9DD to Sherwin Williams

#C2CBE0 Color Hyacinth Tint (SW 6968)

97.51% match | ΔE 2.49

#C7D1E2 Color Breathtaking (SW 6814)

97.37% match | ΔE 2.63

#BBC5DE Color Agapanthus (SW 9066)

96.77% match | ΔE 3.23

#BBC7D2 Color Icy (SW 6534)

96.24% match | ΔE 3.76

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color BBC9DD similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #BBC9DD to Dunn-Edwards

#C1D1E2 Color Drenched Rain (DE 5883)

97.42% match | ΔE 2.58

#BDCFEA Color Maritime (DET 588)

97.25% match | ΔE 2.75

#B0C6DF Color Afternoon Sky (DE 5877)

97.12% match | ΔE 2.88

#B9C4DE Color Prim Blue (DE 5898)

96.69% match | ΔE 3.31

Farrow & Ball

Hex color BBC9DD similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #BBC9DD to Farrow & Ball

#B0BEC6 Color Parma Gray (27)

93.77% match | ΔE 6.23

#9EB6C8 Color Lulworth Blue (89)

93.08% match | ΔE 6.92

#C9C7CD Color Calluna (270)

92.09% match | ΔE 7.91

#D1DADB Color Borrowed Light (235)

90.79% match | ΔE 9.21

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#BBC9DD color palettes and scheme combination

5578AA

7793BB

99AECC

BBC9DD

DDE4EE

FFFFFF

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

BBDDCF

BBDADD

BBC9DD

BEBBDD

CFBBDD

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

BBC9DD

DDBBC9

C9DDBB

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

BBC9DD

DDBBDA

DDCFBB

BBDDBE

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

BBC9DD

C1CEE0

C8D3E3

CFD9E7

D6DEEA

DDE4EE

E3E9F1

EAEEF4

F1F4F8

F8F9FB

FFFFFF

Light Steel Blue* - #BBC9DD Tints

BBC9DD

A8B4C6

95A0B0

828C9A

707884

5D646E

4A5058

383C42

25282C

121416

000000

Light Steel Blue* - #BBC9DD Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#BBC9DD

Light Steel Blue*

#DDCFBB

Bone*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #BBC9DD?

Color that best contrast with #BBC9DD is #DDCFBB, color name is Bone*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.