#bbc4ef

Color #bbc4ef

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.15 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc4ef

RGB

rgb(187, 196, 239)

HSL

hsl(229.6, 61.9%, 83.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.6, 21.8%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.8%, 18%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(79.77, 5.89, -22.27)

LCH

lch(79.77, 23.04, 284.81)

OKLCH

oklch(82.8%, 0.0612, 275.72)

HWB

hwb(229.6, 73.3%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efe6bb

Analogous

#bbdeef

#bbc4ef

#ccbbef

Triadic

#bbc4ef

#efbbc4

#c4efbb

Split-complementary

#bbc4ef

#efccbb

#deefbb

Tetradic

#bbc4ef

#e6bbef

#efe6bb

#c4efbb

Square

#bbc4ef

#efbbde

#efe6bb

#bbefcc

Shades

Color #bbc4ef mixed toward black.

#8192e1

#4860d4

#293fac

#1b2a73

#0e1539

Tints

Color #bbc4ef mixed toward white.

#c6cef2

#d2d8f4

#dde1f7

#e8ebfa

#f4f5fc

Tones

Color #bbc4ef mixed toward gray.

#bfc7eb

#c4cae6

#c8cce2

#cccfde

#d1d2d9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfe6 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#bebee3 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#bbdedc · ΔE 21.1

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 15.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc4ef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc4ef]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbc4ef (#bbc4ef) is rgb(187, 196, 239) in RGB.

No, #bbc4ef 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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