#bbb9c4

Color #bbb9c4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.34 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb9c4

RGB

rgb(187, 185, 196)

HSL

hsl(250.9, 8.5%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.9, 5.6%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.6%, 5.6%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(75.61, 2.78, -5.3)

LCH

lch(75.61, 5.98, 297.68)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0155, 294.41)

HWB

hwb(250.9, 72.5%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2c4b9

Analogous

#b9bcc4

#bbb9c4

#c0b9c4

Triadic

#bbb9c4

#c4bbb9

#b9c4bb

Split-complementary

#bbb9c4

#c4c0b9

#bcc4b9

Tetradic

#bbb9c4

#c4b9c2

#c2c4b9

#b9c4bb

Square

#bbb9c4

#c4b9bc

#c2c4b9

#b9c4c0

Shades

Color #bbb9c4 mixed toward black.

#9a97a7

#78748a

#5a5767

#3c3a45

#1e1d22

Tints

Color #bbb9c4 mixed toward white.

#c6c5ce

#d2d0d8

#dddce1

#e8e8eb

#f4f3f5

Tones

Color #bbb9c4 mixed toward gray.

#bcbac3

#bcbbc2

#bdbcc1

#bdbdc0

#bebebf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babac1 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#babac1 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#bbbfbf · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb9c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb9c4]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bbb9c4 (#bbb9c4) is rgb(187, 185, 196) in RGB.

No, #bbb9c4 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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