#bbd4df

Color #bbd4df

A muted very light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 5.83 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bbd4df

RGB

rgb(187, 212, 223)

HSL

hsl(198.3, 36%, 80.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.3, 16.1%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.1%, 4.9%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(83.43, -6.07, -8.23)

LCH

lch(83.43, 10.23, 233.59)

OKLCH

oklch(85.5%, 0.0308, 226.05)

HWB

hwb(198.3, 73.3%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfc6bb

Analogous

#bbdfd8

#bbd4df

#bbc2df

Triadic

#bbd4df

#dfbbd4

#d4dfbb

Split-complementary

#bbd4df

#dfbbc2

#dfd8bb

Tetradic

#bbd4df

#c6bbdf

#dfc6bb

#d4dfbb

Square

#bbd4df

#d8bbdf

#dfc6bb

#c2dfbb

Shades

Color #bbd4df mixed toward black.

#8db7c9

#5e99b3

#42758b

#2c4e5d

#16272e

Tints

Color #bbd4df mixed toward white.

#c6dbe4

#d2e2ea

#ddeaef

#e8f1f4

#f4f8fa

Tones

Color #bbd4df mixed toward gray.

#bed3dc

#c1d2d9

#c4d1d6

#c7cfd3

#caced0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c6c7dc · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#c5c3dc · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#bcdada · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#d0d0d0 · ΔE 9.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbd4df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbd4df]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#bbd4df (#bbd4df) is rgb(187, 212, 223) in RGB.

No, #bbd4df 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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