#b2bbc9

Color #b2bbc9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.71 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b2bbc9

RGB

rgb(178, 187, 201)

HSL

hsl(216.5, 17.6%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.5, 11.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.4%, 7%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(75.59, -0.32, -8.12)

LCH

lch(75.59, 8.13, 267.74)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0222, 259.09)

HWB

hwb(216.5, 69.8%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9c0b2

Analogous

#b2c7c9

#b2bbc9

#b4b2c9

Triadic

#b2bbc9

#c9b2bb

#bbc9b2

Split-complementary

#b2bbc9

#c9b4b2

#c7c9b2

Tetradic

#b2bbc9

#c0b2c9

#c9c0b2

#bbc9b2

Square

#b2bbc9

#c9b2c7

#c9c0b2

#b2c9b4

Shades

Color #b2bbc9 mixed toward black.

#8d9aaf

#687995

#4e5b6f

#343d4a

#1a1e25

Tints

Color #b2bbc9 mixed toward white.

#bfc6d2

#ccd2db

#d8dde4

#e5e8ed

#f2f4f6

Tones

Color #b2bbc9 mixed toward gray.

#b4bbc7

#b6bcc5

#b8bcc3

#babdc1

#bcbdbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6c6 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#b5b5c5 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#b2c3c3 · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 6.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b2bbc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2bbc9]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#b2bbc9 (#b2bbc9) is rgb(178, 187, 201) in RGB.

No, #b2bbc9 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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