#bbc7db

Color #bbc7db

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.32 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc7db

RGB

rgb(187, 199, 219)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 30.8%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 14.6%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.6%, 9.1%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(79.91, -0.07, -11.33)

LCH

lch(79.91, 11.33, 269.65)

OKLCH

oklch(82.7%, 0.031, 260.72)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 73.3%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbcfbb

Analogous

#bbd7db

#bbc7db

#bfbbdb

Triadic

#bbc7db

#dbbbc7

#c7dbbb

Split-complementary

#bbc7db

#dbbfbb

#d7dbbb

Tetradic

#bbc7db

#cfbbdb

#dbcfbb

#c7dbbb

Square

#bbc7db

#dbbbd7

#dbcfbb

#bbdbbf

Shades

Color #bbc7db mixed toward black.

#8fa3c4

#627eac

#465e85

#2f3e58

#171f2c

Tints

Color #bbc7db mixed toward white.

#c6d0e1

#d2dae7

#dde3ed

#e8ecf3

#f4f6f9

Tones

Color #bbc7db mixed toward gray.

#bec8d8

#c0c8d6

#c3c9d3

#c6cad0

#c8cace

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0d6 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#c0bfd5 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#bcd3d2 · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc7db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc7db]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbc7db (#bbc7db) is rgb(187, 199, 219) in RGB.

No, #bbc7db 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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