#bbcbda

Color #bbcbda

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.52 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bbcbda

RGB

rgb(187, 203, 218)

HSL

hsl(209, 29.5%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209, 14.2%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.2%, 6.9%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(80.93, -2.39, -9.28)

LCH

lch(80.93, 9.58, 255.56)

OKLCH

oklch(83.5%, 0.0273, 246.44)

HWB

hwb(209, 73.3%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dacabb

Analogous

#bbdad9

#bbcbda

#bbbbda

Triadic

#bbcbda

#dabbcb

#cbdabb

Split-complementary

#bbcbda

#dabbbb

#dad9bb

Tetradic

#bbcbda

#cabbda

#dacabb

#cbdabb

Square

#bbcbda

#d9bbda

#dacabb

#bbdabb

Shades

Color #bbcbda mixed toward black.

#8faac2

#6488aa

#476683

#304457

#18222c

Tints

Color #bbcbda mixed toward white.

#c6d4e0

#d2dce6

#dde5ec

#e8eef3

#f4f6f9

Tones

Color #bbcbda mixed toward gray.

#becbd7

#c0cbd5

#c3cbd2

#c5cbd0

#c8cbcd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c2d6 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#c1c0d6 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#bcd4d3 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 8.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbcbda;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbcbda]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#bbcbda (#bbcbda) is rgb(187, 203, 218) in RGB.

No, #bbcbda 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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