#bbb4ec

Color #bbb4ec

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 18.34 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb4ec

RGB

rgb(187, 180, 236)

HSL

hsl(247.5, 59.6%, 81.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.5, 23.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.8%, 23.7%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(75.61, 13.92, -27)

LCH

lch(75.61, 30.38, 297.27)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.079, 290.22)

HWB

hwb(247.5, 70.6%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5ecb4

Analogous

#b4c9ec

#bbb4ec

#d7b4ec

Triadic

#bbb4ec

#ecbbb4

#b4ecbb

Split-complementary

#bbb4ec

#ecd7b4

#c9ecb4

Tetradic

#bbb4ec

#ecb4e5

#e5ecb4

#b4ecbb

Square

#bbb4ec

#ecb4c9

#e5ecb4

#b4ecd7

Shades

Color #bbb4ec mixed toward black.

#897dde

#5745d0

#3a2aa6

#261c6f

#130e37

Tints

Color #bbb4ec mixed toward white.

#c6c1ef

#d2cdf2

#dddaf6

#e8e6f9

#f4f3fc

Tones

Color #bbb4ec mixed toward gray.

#bfb9e7

#c2bde3

#c6c2de

#c9c7d9

#cdcbd5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8e0 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#b8b9dd · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#bbd6d4 · ΔE 23.8

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb4ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb4ec]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbb4ec (#bbb4ec) is rgb(187, 180, 236) in RGB.

No, #bbb4ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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