#bbbdda

Color #bbbdda

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.48 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbdda

RGB

rgb(187, 189, 218)

HSL

hsl(236.1, 29.5%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(236.1, 14.2%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.2%, 13.3%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(77.29, 5.08, -14.71)

LCH

lch(77.29, 15.56, 289.05)

OKLCH

oklch(80.6%, 0.0407, 282.33)

HWB

hwb(236.1, 73.3%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dad8bb

Analogous

#bbccda

#bbbdda

#c8bbda

Triadic

#bbbdda

#dabbbd

#bddabb

Split-complementary

#bbbdda

#dac8bb

#ccdabb

Tetradic

#bbbdda

#d8bbda

#dad8bb

#bddabb

Square

#bbbdda

#dabbcc

#dad8bb

#bbdac8

Shades

Color #bbbdda mixed toward black.

#8f93c2

#6468aa

#474b83

#303257

#18192c

Tints

Color #bbbdda mixed toward white.

#c6c8e0

#d2d3e6

#dddeec

#e8e9f3

#f4f4f9

Tones

Color #bbbdda mixed toward gray.

#bebfd7

#c0c1d5

#c3c4d2

#c5c6d0

#c8c8cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcd3 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#bcbcd2 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#bbcecd · ΔE 16.5

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 12.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbdda;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbdda]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bbbdda (#bbbdda) is rgb(187, 189, 218) in RGB.

No, #bbbdda 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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