Close to Periwinkle
#BBBCFA
#BBBCFA is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 73.7% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 239°, with 86% saturation and 86% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BBBCFA.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.80:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.69:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.80:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.69:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BBBCFA as they’d see it.
#BBBCFA in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #BBBCFA
What color is #BBBCFA?
#BBBCFA is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 73.7% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 239°, with 86% saturation and 86% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BBBCFA in RGB?
#BBBCFA is rgb(187, 188, 250): 187 red, 188 green, and 250 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BBBCFA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(25, 25, 0, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BBBCFA?
PANTONE 2635 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BBBCFA?
Its complement #C5C586 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.