#bbb2d2

Color #bbb2d2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.06 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb2d2

RGB

rgb(187, 178, 210)

HSL

hsl(256.9, 26.2%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.9, 15.2%, 82.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(11%, 15.2%, 0%, 17.6%)

LAB

lab(74.23, 9.38, -14.98)

LCH

lch(74.23, 17.67, 302.05)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0459, 298.18)

HWB

hwb(256.9, 69.8%, 17.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9d2b2

Analogous

#b2b9d2

#bbb2d2

#cbb2d2

Triadic

#bbb2d2

#d2bbb2

#b2d2bb

Split-complementary

#bbb2d2

#d2cbb2

#b9d2b2

Tetradic

#bbb2d2

#d2b2c9

#c9d2b2

#b2d2bb

Square

#bbb2d2

#d2b2b9

#c9d2b2

#b2d2cb

Shades

Color #bbb2d2 mixed toward black.

#9789ba

#7360a2

#56487a

#393052

#1d1829

Tints

Color #bbb2d2 mixed toward white.

#c6bfda

#d2cce1

#ddd9e9

#e8e5f0

#f4f2f8

Tones

Color #bbb2d2 mixed toward gray.

#bcb5cf

#bdb7cd

#bfbaca

#c0bdc7

#c1bfc5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7cb · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#b8b8c9 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#bbc5c4 · ΔE 17.5

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 14

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb2d2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb2d2]

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

#bbb2d2 (#bbb2d2) is rgb(187, 178, 210) in RGB.

No, #bbb2d2 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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