#bbb7cb

Color #bbb7cb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.18 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb7cb

RGB

rgb(187, 183, 203)

HSL

hsl(252, 16.1%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 9.9%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.9%, 9.9%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(75.29, 5.24, -9.57)

LCH

lch(75.29, 10.91, 298.7)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0283, 294.85)

HWB

hwb(252, 71.8%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7cbb7

Analogous

#b7bdcb

#bbb7cb

#c5b7cb

Triadic

#bbb7cb

#cbbbb7

#b7cbbb

Split-complementary

#bbb7cb

#cbc5b7

#bdcbb7

Tetradic

#bbb7cb

#cbb7c7

#c7cbb7

#b7cbbb

Square

#bbb7cb

#cbb7bd

#c7cbb7

#b7cbc5

Shades

Color #bbb7cb mixed toward black.

#9892b0

#746c95

#575170

#3a364b

#1d1b25

Tints

Color #bbb7cb mixed toward white.

#c6c3d4

#d2cfdc

#dddbe5

#e8e7ee

#f4f3f6

Tones

Color #bbb7cb mixed toward gray.

#bcb9c9

#bdbac8

#bebcc6

#bfbec4

#c0bfc3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9c6 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#babac5 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#bbc3c2 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 9.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb7cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb7cb]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bbb7cb (#bbb7cb) is rgb(187, 183, 203) in RGB.

No, #bbb7cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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