#bbb5e6

Color #bbb5e6

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.17 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb5e6

RGB

rgb(187, 181, 230)

HSL

hsl(247.3, 49.5%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.3, 21.3%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.7%, 21.3%, 0%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(75.65, 12.03, -23.69)

LCH

lch(75.65, 26.57, 296.92)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0691, 290.32)

HWB

hwb(247.3, 71%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e0e6b5

Analogous

#b5c8e6

#bbb5e6

#d3b5e6

Triadic

#bbb5e6

#e6bbb5

#b5e6bb

Split-complementary

#bbb5e6

#e6d3b5

#c8e6b5

Tetradic

#bbb5e6

#e6b5e0

#e0e6b5

#b5e6bb

Square

#bbb5e6

#e6b5c8

#e0e6b5

#b5e6d3

Shades

Color #bbb5e6 mixed toward black.

#8c82d5

#5d4fc3

#40349a

#2b2366

#151133

Tints

Color #bbb5e6 mixed toward white.

#c6c1ea

#d2ceee

#dddaf3

#e8e6f7

#f4f3fb

Tones

Color #bbb5e6 mixed toward gray.

#beb9e2

#c1bdde

#c4c1da

#c7c5d6

#cac9d2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8db · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#b9b9d9 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#bbd3d1 · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 17.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb5e6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb5e6]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbb5e6 (#bbb5e6) is rgb(187, 181, 230) in RGB.

No, #bbb5e6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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