#bbd1e1

Color #bbd1e1

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 6.99 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#bbd1e1

RGB

rgb(187, 209, 225)

HSL

hsl(205.3, 38.8%, 80.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.3, 16.9%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.9%, 7.1%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(82.7, -4.08, -10.38)

LCH

lch(82.7, 11.15, 248.54)

OKLCH

oklch(84.9%, 0.0326, 239.43)

HWB

hwb(205.3, 73.3%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1cbbb

Analogous

#bbe1de

#bbd1e1

#bbbee1

Triadic

#bbd1e1

#e1bbd1

#d1e1bb

Split-complementary

#bbd1e1

#e1bbbe

#e1debb

Tetradic

#bbd1e1

#cbbbe1

#e1cbbb

#d1e1bb

Square

#bbd1e1

#debbe1

#e1cbbb

#bee1bb

Shades

Color #bbd1e1 mixed toward black.

#8bb1cc

#5c91b7

#3f6d8f

#2a495f

#152430

Tints

Color #bbd1e1 mixed toward white.

#c6d9e6

#d2e0eb

#dde8f0

#e8f0f5

#f4f7fa

Tones

Color #bbd1e1 mixed toward gray.

#bed1de

#c1d0db

#c5d0d8

#c8cfd4

#cbcfd1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c5c5dd · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#c4c2dc · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#bcdada · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#cecece · ΔE 9.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbd1e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbd1e1]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#bbd1e1 (#bbd1e1) is rgb(187, 209, 225) in RGB.

No, #bbd1e1 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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