#bbceef

Color #bbceef

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.34 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bbceef

RGB

rgb(187, 206, 239)

HSL

hsl(218.1, 61.9%, 83.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.1, 21.8%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.8%, 13.8%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(82.35, 0.54, -18.37)

LCH

lch(82.35, 18.38, 271.68)

OKLCH

oklch(84.8%, 0.0507, 261.49)

HWB

hwb(218.1, 73.3%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efdcbb

Analogous

#bbe8ef

#bbceef

#c2bbef

Triadic

#bbceef

#efbbce

#ceefbb

Split-complementary

#bbceef

#efc2bb

#e8efbb

Tetradic

#bbceef

#dcbbef

#efdcbb

#ceefbb

Square

#bbceef

#efbbe8

#efdcbb

#bbefc2

Shades

Color #bbceef mixed toward black.

#81a4e1

#487bd4

#2959ac

#1b3b73

#0e1e39

Tints

Color #bbceef mixed toward white.

#c6d6f2

#d2def4

#dde6f7

#e8effa

#f4f7fc

Tones

Color #bbceef mixed toward gray.

#bfcfeb

#c4d0e6

#c8d1e2

#ccd3de

#d1d4d9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c4c4e8 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#c2c1e6 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#bce1e0 · ΔE 16.6

Achromatopsia

#cdcdcd · ΔE 13

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbceef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbceef]

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

#bbceef (#bbceef) is rgb(187, 206, 239) in RGB.

No, #bbceef 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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