#bbcedc

Color #bbcedc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.32 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbcedc

RGB

rgb(187, 206, 220)

HSL

hsl(205.5, 32%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.5, 15%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(15%, 6.4%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(81.77, -3.56, -9.1)

LCH

lch(81.77, 9.77, 248.63)

OKLCH

oklch(84.1%, 0.0285, 239.83)

HWB

hwb(205.5, 73.3%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcc9bb

Analogous

#bbdcda

#bbcedc

#bbbddc

Triadic

#bbcedc

#dcbbce

#cedcbb

Split-complementary

#bbcedc

#dcbbbd

#dcdabb

Tetradic

#bbcedc

#c9bbdc

#dcc9bb

#cedcbb

Square

#bbcedc

#dabbdc

#dcc9bb

#bddcbb

Shades

Color #bbcedc mixed toward black.

#8eaec5

#618dae

#456b86

#2e475a

#17242d

Tints

Color #bbcedc mixed toward white.

#c6d6e2

#d2dee8

#dde6ed

#e8eff3

#f4f7f9

Tones

Color #bbcedc mixed toward gray.

#beced9

#c1cdd6

#c3cdd4

#c6ccd1

#c9ccce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c4c4d9 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#c2c1d8 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#bcd6d6 · ΔE 7.9

Achromatopsia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 8.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbcedc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbcedc]

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#bbcedc (#bbcedc) is rgb(187, 206, 220) in RGB.

No, #bbcedc 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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