#bbc8df

Color #bbc8df

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.32 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc8df

RGB

rgb(187, 200, 223)

HSL

hsl(218.3, 36%, 80.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.3, 16.1%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.1%, 10.3%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(80.29, 0.25, -12.91)

LCH

lch(80.29, 12.91, 271.11)

OKLCH

oklch(83%, 0.0352, 262.01)

HWB

hwb(218.3, 73.3%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfd2bb

Analogous

#bbdadf

#bbc8df

#c0bbdf

Triadic

#bbc8df

#dfbbc8

#c8dfbb

Split-complementary

#bbc8df

#dfc0bb

#dadfbb

Tetradic

#bbc8df

#d2bbdf

#dfd2bb

#c8dfbb

Square

#bbc8df

#dfbbda

#dfd2bb

#bbdfc0

Shades

Color #bbc8df mixed toward black.

#8da2c9

#5e7db3

#425c8b

#2c3e5d

#161f2e

Tints

Color #bbc8df mixed toward white.

#c6d1e4

#d2daea

#dde4ef

#e8edf4

#f4f6fa

Tones

Color #bbc8df mixed toward gray.

#bec9dc

#c1cad9

#c4cbd6

#c7cbd3

#caccd0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1da · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#c0bfd8 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#bcd5d4 · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 10

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc8df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc8df]

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

#bbc8df (#bbc8df) is rgb(187, 200, 223) in RGB.

No, #bbc8df 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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