#bbb5d6

Color #bbb5d6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.46 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb5d6

RGB

rgb(187, 181, 214)

HSL

hsl(250.9, 28.7%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.9, 15.4%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 15.4%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(75.12, 8.58, -15.82)

LCH

lch(75.12, 18, 298.47)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0467, 293.6)

HWB

hwb(250.9, 71%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d0d6b5

Analogous

#b5c0d6

#bbb5d6

#ccb5d6

Triadic

#bbb5d6

#d6bbb5

#b5d6bb

Split-complementary

#bbb5d6

#d6ccb5

#c0d6b5

Tetradic

#bbb5d6

#d6b5d0

#d0d6b5

#b5d6bb

Square

#bbb5d6

#d6b5c0

#d0d6b5

#b5d6cc

Shades

Color #bbb5d6 mixed toward black.

#948bbf

#6d60a7

#51467f

#362f55

#1b172a

Tints

Color #bbb5d6 mixed toward white.

#c6c1dd

#d2cee4

#dddaeb

#e8e6f1

#f4f3f8

Tones

Color #bbb5d6 mixed toward gray.

#bdb8d3

#bfbbd1

#c0bdce

#c2c0cb

#c4c3c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8cf · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#b9b9cd · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#bbc9c7 · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 13.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb5d6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb5d6]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bbb5d6 (#bbb5d6) is rgb(187, 181, 214) in RGB.

No, #bbb5d6 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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