#bbc4dd

Color #bbc4dd

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.75 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc4dd

RGB

rgb(187, 196, 221)

HSL

hsl(224.1, 33.3%, 80%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.1, 15.4%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.4%, 11.3%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(79.19, 1.96, -13.48)

LCH

lch(79.19, 13.62, 278.27)

OKLCH

oklch(82.1%, 0.0365, 269.84)

HWB

hwb(224.1, 73.3%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddd4bb

Analogous

#bbd5dd

#bbc4dd

#c3bbdd

Triadic

#bbc4dd

#ddbbc4

#c4ddbb

Split-complementary

#bbc4dd

#ddc3bb

#d5ddbb

Tetradic

#bbc4dd

#d4bbdd

#ddd4bb

#c4ddbb

Square

#bbc4dd

#ddbbd5

#ddd4bb

#bbddc3

Shades

Color #bbc4dd mixed toward black.

#8e9dc6

#6075b0

#445688

#2d395b

#171d2d

Tints

Color #bbc4dd mixed toward white.

#c6cee3

#d2d8e8

#dde2ee

#e8ebf4

#f4f5f9

Tones

Color #bbc4dd mixed toward gray.

#bec5da

#c1c7d7

#c4c8d4

#c6c9d2

#c9cbcf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfd7 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#bebed6 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#bbd3d2 · ΔE 14.5

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc4dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc4dd]

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

#bbc4dd (#bbc4dd) is rgb(187, 196, 221) in RGB.

No, #bbc4dd 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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