#bbb8c9

Color #bbb8c9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.44 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb8c9

RGB

rgb(187, 184, 201)

HSL

hsl(250.6, 13.6%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.6, 8.5%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 8.5%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(75.49, 4.3, -8.19)

LCH

lch(75.49, 9.25, 297.7)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.024, 293.89)

HWB

hwb(250.6, 72.2%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6c9b8

Analogous

#b8bec9

#bbb8c9

#c4b8c9

Triadic

#bbb8c9

#c9bbb8

#b8c9bb

Split-complementary

#bbb8c9

#c9c4b8

#bec9b8

Tetradic

#bbb8c9

#c9b8c6

#c6c9b8

#b8c9bb

Square

#bbb8c9

#c9b8be

#c6c9b8

#b8c9c4

Shades

Color #bbb8c9 mixed toward black.

#9894ad

#756f92

#58536d

#3b3749

#1d1c24

Tints

Color #bbb8c9 mixed toward white.

#c6c4d2

#d2d0db

#dddce4

#e8e7ed

#f4f3f6

Tones

Color #bbb8c9 mixed toward gray.

#bcb9c8

#bdbbc6

#bebcc5

#bfbec3

#c0bfc2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babac5 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#babac4 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#bbc2c1 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 8.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb8c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb8c9]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bbb8c9 (#bbb8c9) is rgb(187, 184, 201) in RGB.

No, #bbb8c9 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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