#bbb9c2

Color #bbb9c2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.36 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb9c2

RGB

rgb(187, 185, 194)

HSL

hsl(253.3, 6.9%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.3, 4.6%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 4.6%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(75.55, 2.39, -4.29)

LCH

lch(75.55, 4.91, 299.12)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.0127, 296.16)

HWB

hwb(253.3, 72.5%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0c2b9

Analogous

#b9bbc2

#bbb9c2

#bfb9c2

Triadic

#bbb9c2

#c2bbb9

#b9c2bb

Split-complementary

#bbb9c2

#c2bfb9

#bbc2b9

Tetradic

#bbb9c2

#c2b9c0

#c0c2b9

#b9c2bb

Square

#bbb9c2

#c2b9bb

#c0c2b9

#b9c2bf

Shades

Color #bbb9c2 mixed toward black.

#9a97a5

#797687

#5b5865

#3d3b44

#1e1d22

Tints

Color #bbb9c2 mixed toward white.

#c6c5cc

#d2d0d6

#dddce0

#e8e8eb

#f4f3f5

Tones

Color #bbb9c2 mixed toward gray.

#bbbac1

#bcbac0

#bcbbc0

#bdbcbf

#bdbdbe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babac0 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#bababf · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#bbbebe · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb9c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb9c2]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bbb9c2 (#bbb9c2) is rgb(187, 185, 194) in RGB.

No, #bbb9c2 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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