#bbb9df

Color #bbb9df

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.42 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb9df

RGB

rgb(187, 185, 223)

HSL

hsl(243.2, 37.3%, 80%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.2, 17%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.1%, 17%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(76.43, 8.32, -18.72)

LCH

lch(76.43, 20.49, 293.96)

OKLCH

oklch(80%, 0.0534, 287.55)

HWB

hwb(243.2, 72.5%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dddfb9

Analogous

#b9cadf

#bbb9df

#ceb9df

Triadic

#bbb9df

#dfbbb9

#b9dfbb

Split-complementary

#bbb9df

#dfceb9

#cadfb9

Tetradic

#bbb9df

#dfb9dd

#dddfb9

#b9dfbb

Square

#bbb9df

#dfb9ca

#dddfb9

#b9dfce

Shades

Color #bbb9df mixed toward black.

#8e8aca

#605cb4

#44408c

#2d2b5d

#17152f

Tints

Color #bbb9df mixed toward white.

#c6c5e4

#d2d0ea

#dddcef

#e8e8f4

#f4f3fa

Tones

Color #bbb9df mixed toward gray.

#bebcdc

#c1bfd9

#c4c2d6

#c6c6d2

#c9c9cf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babad7 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#babad5 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#bbd0ce · ΔE 20.2

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 14.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb9df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb9df]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bbb9df (#bbb9df) is rgb(187, 185, 223) in RGB.

No, #bbb9df 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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