#bbbabe

Color #bbbabe

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.97 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbabe

RGB

rgb(187, 186, 190)

HSL

hsl(255, 3%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 2.1%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 2.1%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(75.7, 1.1, -1.9)

LCH

lch(75.7, 2.2, 300.07)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0056, 297.47)

HWB

hwb(255, 72.9%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdbeba

Analogous

#babbbe

#bbbabe

#bdbabe

Triadic

#bbbabe

#bebbba

#babebb

Split-complementary

#bbbabe

#bebdba

#bbbeba

Tetradic

#bbbabe

#bebabd

#bdbeba

#babebb

Square

#bbbabe

#bebabb

#bdbeba

#babebd

Shades

Color #bbbabe mixed toward black.

#9b9aa0

#7b7a81

#5d5b61

#3e3d41

#1f1e20

Tints

Color #bbbabe mixed toward white.

#c6c5c9

#d2d1d4

#dddcde

#e8e8e9

#f4f3f4

Tones

Color #bbbabe mixed toward gray.

#bbbabe

#bbbbbd

#bcbbbd

#bcbcbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbbd · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#bbbbbd · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#bbbcbc · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 2.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbabe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbabe]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bbbabe (#bbbabe) is rgb(187, 186, 190) in RGB.

No, #bbbabe 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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