#bbb4ca

Color #bbb4ca

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.67 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb4ca

RGB

rgb(187, 180, 202)

HSL

hsl(259.1, 17.2%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.1, 10.9%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.4%, 10.9%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(74.49, 6.67, -10.22)

LCH

lch(74.49, 12.2, 303.13)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0317, 300.28)

HWB

hwb(259.1, 70.6%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3cab4

Analogous

#b4b8ca

#bbb4ca

#c6b4ca

Triadic

#bbb4ca

#cabbb4

#b4cabb

Split-complementary

#bbb4ca

#cac6b4

#b8cab4

Tetradic

#bbb4ca

#cab4c3

#c3cab4

#b4cabb

Square

#bbb4ca

#cab4b8

#c3cab4

#b4cac6

Shades

Color #bbb4ca mixed toward black.

#998fb0

#776995

#5a4f70

#3c354b

#1e1a25

Tints

Color #bbb4ca mixed toward white.

#c6c0d3

#d2cddc

#ddd9e5

#e8e6ed

#f4f2f6

Tones

Color #bbb4ca mixed toward gray.

#bcb6c8

#bcb8c6

#bdb9c4

#bebbc3

#bebdc1

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

#b8b8c5 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#b8b9c4 · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#bbc1c0 · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 10.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb4ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb4ca]

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

#bbb4ca (#bbb4ca) is rgb(187, 180, 202) in RGB.

No, #bbb4ca 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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