#bbbbce

Color #bbbbce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.81 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbbce

RGB

rgb(187, 187, 206)

HSL

hsl(240, 16.2%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 9.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(76.41, 3.68, -9.53)

LCH

lch(76.41, 10.22, 291.11)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.0266, 285.71)

HWB

hwb(240, 73.3%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cecebb

Analogous

#bbc5ce

#bbbbce

#c5bbce

Triadic

#bbbbce

#cebbbb

#bbcebb

Split-complementary

#bbbbce

#cec5bb

#c5cebb

Tetradic

#bbbbce

#cebbce

#cecebb

#bbcebb

Square

#bbbbce

#cebbc5

#cecebb

#bbcec5

Shades

Color #bbbbce mixed toward black.

#9595b3

#6f6f97

#525272

#37374c

#1b1b26

Tints

Color #bbbbce mixed toward white.

#c6c6d6

#d2d2de

#dddde7

#e8e8ef

#f4f4f7

Tones

Color #bbbbce mixed toward gray.

#bdbdcc

#bebecb

#c0c0c9

#c1c1c8

#c3c3c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbca · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#bbbbc9 · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#bbc6c5 · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 8.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbbce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbbce]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bbbbce (#bbbbce) is rgb(187, 187, 206) in RGB.

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

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