#BBC9EA Hex Color

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Color Name

Light Steel Blue*

Hex Color Code

#BBC9EA

RGB Color Code

RGB(187, 201, 234)

CMYK Values*

20.1%, 14.1%, 0.0%, 8.2%

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#BBC9EA hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is BBC9EA?

The RGB color code for color number #BBC9EA is RGB(187, 201, 234). In the RGB color model, #BBC9EA has a red value of 187, a green value of 201, and a blue value of 234. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 20.1% cyan, 14.1% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 8.2% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 222.1° (degrees), 52.8 % saturation, and 82.5 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #BBC9EA has a hue of 222.1° (degrees), 20.1 % saturation and 91.8 % brightness/value.

Color BBC9EA is cool or warm?

Color BBC9EA is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #BBC9EA? (For interior and product design)

BBC9EA has an LRV of nearly 58.3. 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

#BBC9EA

LRV 58.3

Light Color

Compare LRV 58.3 of #BBC9EA with dark and light color

Is #BBC9EA Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color BBC9EA 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 #BBC9EA color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #BBC9EA

Hex triplet: #BBC9EA
Red: BB
Green: C9
Blue: EA

RGBA / RGB rgb(187, 201, 234)

Red: 187 (73.3%)
Green: 201 (78.8%)
Blue: 234 (91.8%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 20.09%
Magenta: 14.10%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 8.24%

HSL hsl(222.13deg, 52.8 %, 82.5 %)

Hue: 222.13°
Saturation: 52.81 %
Lightness: 82.55 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 222.13°
Saturation: 20.09 %
Brightness / Value: 91.76 %

RYB ryb(16, 20, 44)

Red: 16 (6.1%)
Yellow: 20 (8.0%)
Blue: 44 (17.2%)

HWB

Hue: 222.13°
Whiteness: 73.33 %
Blackness: 8.24 %

CMY

Cyan: 26.67%
Magenta: 21.18%
Yellow: 8.24%

XYZ

X: 56.23
Y: 58.28
Z: 86.13

YXY

Y1: 58.28
X: 0.28
Y2: 0.29

CIE-Lab

L: 80.89
A: 2.1
B: -17.91

CIE-Lch

L: 80.89
C: 18.03
H: 276.69

CIE-Luv

L: 80.89
U: -9.08
V: -28.53

Hunter-Lab

L: 76.34
A: -2.11
B: -13.45

Other

LRV: ~ 58.3 %
Munsell Color System: 3.5PB 8.0/3.6

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 #BBC9EA

These are the named colors closest to hex BBC9EA, 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

95.73% match | ΔE 4.27

#CCCCFF Color Lavender Blue

93.61% match | ΔE 6.39

#CCCCFF Color Periwinkle

93.61% match | ΔE 6.39

#ABCDEF Color Pale Cornflower Blue

93.33% match | ΔE 6.67

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to BBC9EA.

#BECAEA Color PANTONE 2120 C

99.19% match | ΔE 0.81

#B8CCEA Color PANTONE 2708 C

97.16% match | ΔE 2.84

#BDC5DB Color PANTONE 7450 C

96.21% match | ΔE 3.79

#B8C9E1 Color PANTONE 2127 C

96.21% match | ΔE 3.79

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to BBC9EA.

#BCC6DF Color RAL 280 80 15 - Violet Scent Soft Blue

97.34% match | ΔE 2.66

#B6C7E0 Color RAL 270 80 15 - Retina Soft Blue

96.51% match | ΔE 3.49

#C5D6EE Color RAL 270 85 15 - Murano Soft Blue

95.24% match | ΔE 4.76

#C3C4DD Color RAL 290 80 15 - Pale Lilac

94.57% match | ΔE 5.43

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to BBC9EA.

#BDC6DC Color Pantone 13-3920 TCX - Halogen Blue

96.36% match | ΔE 3.64

#B7C0D7 Color PANTONE 14-3949 TCX - Xenon Blue

96.08% match | ΔE 3.92

#B7C0D6 Color Pantone 14-4110 TCX - Heather

95.82% match | ΔE 4.18

#AFC3DD Color PANTONE 14-4015 TCX - Floaty Blue

95.63% match | ΔE 4.37

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to BBC9EA.

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

93.56% match | ΔE 6.44

#B0B3D4 Color BS 22-D-41 - Violet

93.23% match | ΔE 6.77

Paint color for Hex #BBC9EA

These are the real paint colors closest to hex BBC9EA from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from BBC9EA once it is on a wall.

Valspar

Hex color BBC9EA similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #BBC9EA to Valspar

#B5C1E3 Color Organza (8001-46C)

97.89% match | ΔE 2.11

#C4CEE7 Color Twilight Mist (4004-9B)

97.11% match | ΔE 2.89

#AEBFDA Color Canopy Bed (V074-3)

96.15% match | ΔE 3.85

#A9BDDE Color Fairies in America (P111)

95.99% match | ΔE 4.01

Behr

Hex color BBC9EA similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #BBC9EA to Behr

#B9C3E6 Color Canterbury Bells (P540-3)

97.79% match | ΔE 2.21

#B3C3DD Color Eternal Elegance (M540-3)

96.76% match | ΔE 3.24

#B8BFDC Color Stardust Evening (MQ4-31)

96.46% match | ΔE 3.54

#AFC7E8 Color Promise Keeping (P530-2)

96.23% match | ΔE 3.77

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color BBC9EA similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #BBC9EA to Dunn-Edwards

#B9C4DE Color Prim Blue (DE 5898)

97.51% match | ΔE 2.49

#BDCFEA Color Maritime (DET 588)

96.76% match | ΔE 3.24

#B7C0EA Color Larkspur Bud (DE 5905)

96.26% match | ΔE 3.74

#A7C2EB Color Sky High (DE 5891)

95.16% match | ΔE 4.84

Sherwin Williams

Hex color BBC9EA similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #BBC9EA to Sherwin Williams

#BBC5DE Color Agapanthus (SW 9066)

97.27% match | ΔE 2.73

#C2CBE0 Color Hyacinth Tint (SW 6968)

96.05% match | ΔE 3.95

#C7D1E2 Color Breathtaking (SW 6814)

94.24% match | ΔE 5.76

#A7B2D4 Color Awesome Violet (SW 6815)

94.02% match | ΔE 5.98

Benjamin Moore

Hex color BBC9EA similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #BBC9EA to Benjamin Moore

#BDC5DC Color Feather Soft (1431)

96.48% match | ΔE 3.52

#B4BDD9 Color Oriental Iris (1418)

96.43% match | ΔE 3.57

#CBCFEA Color Purple Lace (2068-60)

95.57% match | ΔE 4.43

#BCD2ED Color Windmill Wings (2067-60)

95.36% match | ΔE 4.64

PPG Paints

Hex color BBC9EA similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #BBC9EA to PPG Paints

#C9D1E9 Color Globe Thistle (PPG1246-3)

96.19% match | ΔE 3.81

#ADBAE3 Color French Lilac (PPG1246-4)

95.69% match | ΔE 4.31

#BBC6D9 Color Blue Opal (PPG1166-3)

95.24% match | ΔE 4.76

#ABB6D7 Color Lilac Sachet (PPG1245-4)

95.09% match | ΔE 4.91

Farrow & Ball

Hex color BBC9EA similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #BBC9EA to Farrow & Ball

#9EB6C8 Color Lulworth Blue (89)

90.16% match | ΔE 9.84

#B0BEC6 Color Parma Gray (27)

89.34% match | ΔE 10.66

#C9C7CD Color Calluna (270)

89.25% match | ΔE 10.75

#98ACBA Color Kittiwake (307)

87.94% match | ΔE 12.06

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#BBC9EA color palettes and scheme combination

466CC6

6D8BD2

94AADE

BBC9EA

E2E8F6

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.

BBEADC

BBE1EA

BBC9EA

C4BBEA

DCBBEA

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.

BBC9EA

EABBC9

C9EABB

Triadic Color Palette

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

BBC9EA

EABBE0

EADCBB

BBEAC5

Tetradic Color Palette

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

BBC9EA

C1CEEC

C8D3EE

CFD9F0

D6DEF2

DDE4F4

E3E9F6

EAEEF8

F1F4FA

F8F9FC

FFFFFF

Light Steel Blue* - #BBC9EA Tints

BBC9EA

A8B4D2

95A0BB

828CA3

70788C

5D6475

4A505D

383C46

25282E

121417

000000

Light Steel Blue* - #BBC9EA Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#BBC9EA

Light Steel Blue*

#EADCBB

Dutch White*

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 #BBC9EA?

Color that best contrast with #BBC9EA is #EADCBB, color name is Dutch White*. 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.