#bbc9ed

Color #bbc9ed

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.32 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc9ed

RGB

rgb(187, 201, 237)

HSL

hsl(223.2, 58.1%, 83.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.2, 21.1%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.1%, 15.2%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(80.99, 2.76, -19.36)

LCH

lch(80.99, 19.56, 278.11)

OKLCH

oklch(83.7%, 0.0528, 268.48)

HWB

hwb(223.2, 73.3%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eddfbb

Analogous

#bbe2ed

#bbc9ed

#c6bbed

Triadic

#bbc9ed

#edbbc9

#c9edbb

Split-complementary

#bbc9ed

#edc6bb

#e2edbb

Tetradic

#bbc9ed

#dfbbed

#eddfbb

#c9edbb

Square

#bbc9ed

#edbbe2

#eddfbb

#bbedc6

Shades

Color #bbc9ed mixed toward black.

#839dde

#4b70cf

#2c4fa8

#1e3570

#0f1a38

Tints

Color #bbc9ed mixed toward white.

#c6d2f0

#d2dbf3

#dde4f6

#e8edf9

#f4f6fc

Tones

Color #bbc9ed mixed toward gray.

#bfcbe9

#c3cde5

#c7cee0

#ccd0dc

#d0d2d8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1e5 · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#c0bfe3 · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#bcdedd · ΔE 18.1

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 13.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc9ed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc9ed]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbc9ed (#bbc9ed) is rgb(187, 201, 237) in RGB.

No, #bbc9ed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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