#bbc8db

Color #bbc8db

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.65 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc8db

RGB

rgb(187, 200, 219)

HSL

hsl(215.6, 30.8%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.6, 14.6%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.6%, 8.7%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(80.17, -0.6, -10.94)

LCH

lch(80.17, 10.96, 266.86)

OKLCH

oklch(82.9%, 0.0303, 257.8)

HWB

hwb(215.6, 73.3%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbcebb

Analogous

#bbd8db

#bbc8db

#bebbdb

Triadic

#bbc8db

#dbbbc8

#c8dbbb

Split-complementary

#bbc8db

#dbbebb

#d8dbbb

Tetradic

#bbc8db

#cebbdb

#dbcebb

#c8dbbb

Square

#bbc8db

#dbbbd8

#dbcebb

#bbdbbe

Shades

Color #bbc8db mixed toward black.

#8fa4c4

#6280ac

#466085

#2f4058

#17202c

Tints

Color #bbc8db mixed toward white.

#c6d1e1

#d2dae7

#dde3ed

#e8edf3

#f4f6f9

Tones

Color #bbc8db mixed toward gray.

#bec8d8

#c0c9d6

#c3c9d3

#c6cad0

#c8cace

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1d7 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#c0bfd6 · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#bcd3d2 · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 8.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc8db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc8db]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbc8db (#bbc8db) is rgb(187, 200, 219) in RGB.

No, #bbc8db 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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