#bbbbcf

Color #bbbbcf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.58 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbbcf

RGB

rgb(187, 187, 207)

HSL

hsl(240, 17.2%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 9.7%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 9.7%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(76.44, 3.88, -10.03)

LCH

lch(76.44, 10.75, 291.15)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.028, 285.72)

HWB

hwb(240, 73.3%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfcfbb

Analogous

#bbc5cf

#bbbbcf

#c5bbcf

Triadic

#bbbbcf

#cfbbbb

#bbcfbb

Split-complementary

#bbbbcf

#cfc5bb

#c5cfbb

Tetradic

#bbbbcf

#cfbbcf

#cfcfbb

#bbcfbb

Square

#bbbbcf

#cfbbc5

#cfcfbb

#bbcfc5

Shades

Color #bbbbcf mixed toward black.

#9595b4

#6e6e99

#525274

#36364d

#1b1b27

Tints

Color #bbbbcf mixed toward white.

#c6c6d7

#d2d2df

#dddde7

#e8e8ef

#f4f4f7

Tones

Color #bbbbcf mixed toward gray.

#bdbdcd

#bebecc

#c0c0ca

#c2c2c8

#c3c3c7

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

#bbbbca · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#bbbbc9 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#bbc7c6 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 9.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbbcf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbbcf]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bbbbcf (#bbbbcf) is rgb(187, 187, 207) in RGB.

No, #bbbbcf 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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