#bbc1cd

Color #bbc1cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.73 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc1cd

RGB

rgb(187, 193, 205)

HSL

hsl(220, 15.3%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 8.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.8%, 5.9%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(77.94, 0.27, -6.72)

LCH

lch(77.94, 6.73, 272.3)

OKLCH

oklch(81%, 0.0181, 264.6)

HWB

hwb(220, 73.3%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdc7bb

Analogous

#bbcacd

#bbc1cd

#bebbcd

Triadic

#bbc1cd

#cdbbc1

#c1cdbb

Split-complementary

#bbc1cd

#cdbebb

#cacdbb

Tetradic

#bbc1cd

#c7bbcd

#cdc7bb

#c1cdbb

Square

#bbc1cd

#cdbbca

#cdc7bb

#bbcdbe

Shades

Color #bbc1cd mixed toward black.

#959fb1

#707c96

#535d71

#373e4b

#1c1f26

Tints

Color #bbc1cd mixed toward white.

#c6cbd5

#d2d6de

#dde0e6

#e8eaee

#f4f5f7

Tones

Color #bbc1cd mixed toward gray.

#bdc2cc

#bec2ca

#c0c3c9

#c1c3c7

#c3c4c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebeca · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#bdbdc9 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#bbc8c7 · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 5.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc1cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc1cd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbc1cd (#bbc1cd) is rgb(187, 193, 205) in RGB.

No, #bbc1cd 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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