#bbb2da

Color #bbb2da

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.42 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb2da

RGB

rgb(187, 178, 218)

HSL

hsl(253.5, 35.1%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.5, 18.3%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.2%, 18.3%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(74.49, 11.07, -18.95)

LCH

lch(74.49, 21.95, 300.29)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.057, 295.35)

HWB

hwb(253.5, 69.8%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1dab2

Analogous

#b2bdda

#bbb2da

#cfb2da

Triadic

#bbb2da

#dabbb2

#b2dabb

Split-complementary

#bbb2da

#dacfb2

#bddab2

Tetradic

#bbb2da

#dab2d1

#d1dab2

#b2dabb

Square

#bbb2da

#dab2bd

#d1dab2

#b2dacf

Shades

Color #bbb2da mixed toward black.

#9485c5

#6c59af

#504086

#352b59

#1b152d

Tints

Color #bbb2da mixed toward white.

#c6bfe0

#d2cce6

#ddd8ec

#e8e5f3

#f4f2f9

Tones

Color #bbb2da mixed toward gray.

#bdb5d7

#bfb9d3

#c0bcd0

#c2bfcd

#c4c3c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7d1 · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#b8b8cf · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#bbcac8 · ΔE 20.6

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb2da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb2da]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bbb2da (#bbb2da) is rgb(187, 178, 218) in RGB.

No, #bbb2da 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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