#bbb8ce

Color #bbb8ce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.46 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb8ce

RGB

rgb(187, 184, 206)

HSL

hsl(248.2, 18.3%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.2, 10.7%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.2%, 10.7%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(75.64, 5.3, -10.69)

LCH

lch(75.64, 11.93, 296.37)

OKLCH

oklch(79.2%, 0.031, 292.01)

HWB

hwb(248.2, 72.2%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbceb8

Analogous

#b8c0ce

#bbb8ce

#c6b8ce

Triadic

#bbb8ce

#cebbb8

#b8cebb

Split-complementary

#bbb8ce

#cec6b8

#c0ceb8

Tetradic

#bbb8ce

#ceb8cb

#cbceb8

#b8cebb

Square

#bbb8ce

#ceb8c0

#cbceb8

#b8cec6

Shades

Color #bbb8ce mixed toward black.

#9692b3

#716b99

#555073

#38354d

#1c1b26

Tints

Color #bbb8ce mixed toward white.

#c6c4d6

#d2d0de

#dddce7

#e8e7ef

#f4f3f7

Tones

Color #bbb8ce mixed toward gray.

#bcbacc

#bebcca

#bfbec9

#c0bfc7

#c2c1c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babac9 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#babac8 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#bbc5c4 · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 10.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb8ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb8ce]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbb8ce (#bbb8ce) is rgb(187, 184, 206) in RGB.

No, #bbb8ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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