#bbc4dc

Color #bbc4dc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.81 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc4dc

RGB

rgb(187, 196, 220)

HSL

hsl(223.6, 32%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.6, 15%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(15%, 10.9%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(79.16, 1.74, -12.99)

LCH

lch(79.16, 13.11, 277.63)

OKLCH

oklch(82.1%, 0.0351, 269.18)

HWB

hwb(223.6, 73.3%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcd3bb

Analogous

#bbd5dc

#bbc4dc

#c2bbdc

Triadic

#bbc4dc

#dcbbc4

#c4dcbb

Split-complementary

#bbc4dc

#dcc2bb

#d5dcbb

Tetradic

#bbc4dc

#d3bbdc

#dcd3bb

#c4dcbb

Square

#bbc4dc

#dcbbd5

#dcd3bb

#bbdcc2

Shades

Color #bbc4dc mixed toward black.

#8e9dc5

#6176ae

#455786

#2e3a5a

#171d2d

Tints

Color #bbc4dc mixed toward white.

#c6cee2

#d2d8e8

#dde2ed

#e8ebf3

#f4f5f9

Tones

Color #bbc4dc mixed toward gray.

#bec5d9

#c1c7d6

#c3c8d4

#c6c9d1

#c9cace

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfd7 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#bebed5 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#bbd2d1 · ΔE 14

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 10.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc4dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc4dc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbc4dc (#bbc4dc) is rgb(187, 196, 220) in RGB.

No, #bbc4dc 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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