#bbbcda

Color #bbbcda

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.04 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbcda

RGB

rgb(187, 188, 218)

HSL

hsl(238.1, 29.5%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(238.1, 14.2%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.2%, 13.8%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(77.04, 5.62, -15.1)

LCH

lch(77.04, 16.11, 290.41)

OKLCH

oklch(80.4%, 0.0421, 283.87)

HWB

hwb(238.1, 73.3%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dad9bb

Analogous

#bbcbda

#bbbcda

#c9bbda

Triadic

#bbbcda

#dabbbc

#bcdabb

Split-complementary

#bbbcda

#dac9bb

#cbdabb

Tetradic

#bbbcda

#d9bbda

#dad9bb

#bcdabb

Square

#bbbcda

#dabbcb

#dad9bb

#bbdac9

Shades

Color #bbbcda mixed toward black.

#8f91c2

#6466aa

#474983

#303157

#18182c

Tints

Color #bbbcda mixed toward white.

#c6c7e0

#d2d2e6

#ddddec

#e8e9f3

#f4f4f9

Tones

Color #bbbcda mixed toward gray.

#bebed7

#c0c1d5

#c3c3d2

#c5c6d0

#c8c8cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbd3 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#bbbbd2 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#bbcecc · ΔE 17.4

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 12.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbcda;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbcda]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bbbcda (#bbbcda) is rgb(187, 188, 218) in RGB.

No, #bbbcda 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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