#bbbdcf

Color #bbbdcf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.37 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbdcf

RGB

rgb(187, 189, 207)

HSL

hsl(234, 17.2%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234, 9.7%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 8.7%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(76.96, 2.81, -9.26)

LCH

lch(76.96, 9.68, 286.88)

OKLCH

oklch(80.2%, 0.0253, 280.69)

HWB

hwb(234, 73.3%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfcdbb

Analogous

#bbc7cf

#bbbdcf

#c3bbcf

Triadic

#bbbdcf

#cfbbbd

#bdcfbb

Split-complementary

#bbbdcf

#cfc3bb

#c7cfbb

Tetradic

#bbbdcf

#cdbbcf

#cfcdbb

#bdcfbb

Square

#bbbdcf

#cfbbc7

#cfcdbb

#bbcfc3

Shades

Color #bbbdcf mixed toward black.

#9598b4

#6e7299

#525574

#36394d

#1b1c27

Tints

Color #bbbdcf mixed toward white.

#c6c8d7

#d2d3df

#dddee7

#e8e9ef

#f4f4f7

Tones

Color #bbbdcf mixed toward gray.

#bdbecd

#bec0cc

#c0c1ca

#c2c2c8

#c3c4c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbccb · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#bcbcca · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#bbc7c7 · ΔE 10.9

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 8.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbdcf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbdcf]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bbbdcf (#bbbdcf) is rgb(187, 189, 207) in RGB.

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

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