#bbbcf0

Color #bbbcf0

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.86 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbcf0

RGB

rgb(187, 188, 240)

HSL

hsl(238.9, 63.9%, 83.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(238.9, 22.1%, 94.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.1%, 21.7%, 0%, 5.9%)

LAB

lab(77.77, 10.45, -25.86)

LCH

lch(77.77, 27.89, 292)

OKLCH

oklch(81.2%, 0.073, 283.79)

HWB

hwb(238.9, 73.3%, 5.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f0efbb

Analogous

#bbd6f0

#bbbcf0

#d4bbf0

Triadic

#bbbcf0

#f0bbbc

#bcf0bb

Split-complementary

#bbbcf0

#f0d4bb

#d6f0bb

Tetradic

#bbbcf0

#efbbf0

#f0efbb

#bcf0bb

Square

#bbbcf0

#f0bbd6

#f0efbb

#bbf0d4

Shades

Color #bbbcf0 mixed toward black.

#8182e3

#4649d6

#2729af

#1a1b75

#0d0e3a

Tints

Color #bbbcf0 mixed toward white.

#c6c7f2

#d2d2f5

#ddddf7

#e8e9fa

#f4f4fc

Tones

Color #bbbcf0 mixed toward gray.

#bfc0ec

#c4c4e7

#c8c9e3

#cdcdde

#d1d1da

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbe5 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#bbbbe2 · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#bbdbd9 · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 17.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbcf0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbcf0]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bbbcf0 (#bbbcf0) is rgb(187, 188, 240) in RGB.

No, #bbbcf0 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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