#bbc8dc

Color #bbc8dc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.25 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc8dc

RGB

rgb(187, 200, 220)

HSL

hsl(216.4, 32%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.4, 15%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(15%, 9.1%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(80.2, -0.39, -11.44)

LCH

lch(80.2, 11.45, 268.05)

OKLCH

oklch(82.9%, 0.0315, 259.01)

HWB

hwb(216.4, 73.3%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dccfbb

Analogous

#bbd8dc

#bbc8dc

#bfbbdc

Triadic

#bbc8dc

#dcbbc8

#c8dcbb

Split-complementary

#bbc8dc

#dcbfbb

#d8dcbb

Tetradic

#bbc8dc

#cfbbdc

#dccfbb

#c8dcbb

Square

#bbc8dc

#dcbbd8

#dccfbb

#bbdcbf

Shades

Color #bbc8dc mixed toward black.

#8ea4c5

#6180ae

#455f86

#2e3f5a

#17202d

Tints

Color #bbc8dc mixed toward white.

#c6d1e2

#d2dae8

#dde3ed

#e8edf3

#f4f6f9

Tones

Color #bbc8dc mixed toward gray.

#bec9d9

#c1c9d6

#c3cad4

#c6cad1

#c9cbce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1d7 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#c0bfd6 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#bcd4d3 · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 9.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc8dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc8dc]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbc8dc (#bbc8dc) is rgb(187, 200, 220) in RGB.

No, #bbc8dc 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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