#bbb3d6

Color #bbb3d6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.83 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb3d6

RGB

rgb(187, 179, 214)

HSL

hsl(253.7, 29.9%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.7, 16.4%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 16.4%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(74.61, 9.67, -16.58)

LCH

lch(74.61, 19.19, 300.25)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.0498, 295.69)

HWB

hwb(253.7, 70.2%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ced6b3

Analogous

#b3bdd6

#bbb3d6

#cdb3d6

Triadic

#bbb3d6

#d6bbb3

#b3d6bb

Split-complementary

#bbb3d6

#d6cdb3

#bdd6b3

Tetradic

#bbb3d6

#d6b3ce

#ced6b3

#b3d6bb

Square

#bbb3d6

#d6b3bd

#ced6b3

#b3d6cd

Shades

Color #bbb3d6 mixed toward black.

#9589bf

#6f5ea8

#524580

#372e55

#1b172b

Tints

Color #bbb3d6 mixed toward white.

#c6c0dd

#d2cce4

#ddd9eb

#e8e6f1

#f4f2f8

Tones

Color #bbb3d6 mixed toward gray.

#bdb6d3

#beb9d0

#c0bccd

#c1bfca

#c3c2c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8ce · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#b8b9cc · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#bbc8c6 · ΔE 19.1

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 14.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb3d6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb3d6]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bbb3d6 (#bbb3d6) is rgb(187, 179, 214) in RGB.

No, #bbb3d6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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