#bbbecd

Color #bbbecd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.08 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbecd

RGB

rgb(187, 190, 205)

HSL

hsl(230, 15.3%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230, 8.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.8%, 7.3%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(77.16, 1.87, -7.88)

LCH

lch(77.16, 8.1, 283.35)

OKLCH

oklch(80.4%, 0.0213, 277.02)

HWB

hwb(230, 73.3%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdcabb

Analogous

#bbc7cd

#bbbecd

#c1bbcd

Triadic

#bbbecd

#cdbbbe

#becdbb

Split-complementary

#bbbecd

#cdc1bb

#c7cdbb

Tetradic

#bbbecd

#cabbcd

#cdcabb

#becdbb

Square

#bbbecd

#cdbbc7

#cdcabb

#bbcdc1

Shades

Color #bbbecd mixed toward black.

#959ab1

#707696

#535871

#373b4b

#1c1d26

Tints

Color #bbbecd mixed toward white.

#c6c9d5

#d2d4de

#dddfe6

#e8e9ee

#f4f4f7

Tones

Color #bbbecd mixed toward gray.

#bdbfcc

#bec0ca

#c0c1c9

#c1c2c7

#c3c3c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcca · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#bcbcc9 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#bbc7c6 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbecd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbecd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbbecd (#bbbecd) is rgb(187, 190, 205) in RGB.

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

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