#bbadde

Color #bbadde

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.23 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bbadde

RGB

rgb(187, 173, 222)

HSL

hsl(257.1, 42.6%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.1, 22.1%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.8%, 22.1%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(73.37, 14.67, -22.83)

LCH

lch(73.37, 27.14, 302.72)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0705, 297.84)

HWB

hwb(257.1, 67.8%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d0dead

Analogous

#adb8de

#bbadde

#d4adde

Triadic

#bbadde

#debbad

#addebb

Split-complementary

#bbadde

#ded4ad

#b8dead

Tetradic

#bbadde

#deadd0

#d0dead

#addebb

Square

#bbadde

#deadb8

#d0dead

#added4

Shades

Color #bbadde mixed toward black.

#947ecb

#6d4fb8

#51398d

#36265e

#1b132f

Tints

Color #bbadde mixed toward white.

#c6bbe4

#d2c8e9

#ddd6ef

#e8e4f4

#f4f1fa

Tones

Color #bbadde mixed toward gray.

#bdb1da

#bfb5d6

#c0b9d2

#c2bdce

#c4c2ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5d3 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#b6b7d1 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#bacbc9 · ΔE 22.6

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 18.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbadde;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbadde]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#bbadde (#bbadde) is rgb(187, 173, 222) in RGB.

No, #bbadde is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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