#bbc6ce

Color #bbc6ce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.94 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc6ce

RGB

rgb(187, 198, 206)

HSL

hsl(205.3, 16.2%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.3, 9.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.2%, 3.9%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(79.28, -2.19, -5.29)

LCH

lch(79.28, 5.73, 247.51)

OKLCH

oklch(82.1%, 0.0165, 239.1)

HWB

hwb(205.3, 73.3%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cec3bb

Analogous

#bbcecd

#bbc6ce

#bbbdce

Triadic

#bbc6ce

#cebbc6

#c6cebb

Split-complementary

#bbc6ce

#cebbbd

#cecdbb

Tetradic

#bbc6ce

#c3bbce

#cec3bb

#c6cebb

Square

#bbc6ce

#cdbbce

#cec3bb

#bdcebb

Shades

Color #bbc6ce mixed toward black.

#95a6b3

#6f8697

#526572

#37434c

#1b2226

Tints

Color #bbc6ce mixed toward white.

#c6d0d6

#d2d9de

#dde3e7

#e8ecef

#f4f6f7

Tones

Color #bbc6ce mixed toward gray.

#bdc6cc

#bec6cb

#c0c5c9

#c1c5c8

#c3c5c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0cc · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#bfbecc · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#bccbca · ΔE 5.4

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc6ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc6ce]

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#bbc6ce (#bbc6ce) is rgb(187, 198, 206) in RGB.

No, #bbc6ce 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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