#bbd4e2

Color #bbd4e2

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 5.74 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bbd4e2

RGB

rgb(187, 212, 226)

HSL

hsl(201.5, 40.2%, 81%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.5, 17.3%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.3%, 6.2%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(83.52, -5.44, -9.7)

LCH

lch(83.52, 11.12, 240.72)

OKLCH

oklch(85.6%, 0.0331, 232.23)

HWB

hwb(201.5, 73.3%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2c9bb

Analogous

#bbe2dd

#bbd4e2

#bbc1e2

Triadic

#bbd4e2

#e2bbd4

#d4e2bb

Split-complementary

#bbd4e2

#e2bbc1

#e2ddbb

Tetradic

#bbd4e2

#c9bbe2

#e2c9bb

#d4e2bb

Square

#bbd4e2

#ddbbe2

#e2c9bb

#c1e2bb

Shades

Color #bbd4e2 mixed toward black.

#8bb6cd

#5b97b9

#3e7391

#294d61

#152630

Tints

Color #bbd4e2 mixed toward white.

#c6dbe7

#d2e2ec

#ddeaf1

#e8f1f5

#f4f8fa

Tones

Color #bbd4e2 mixed toward gray.

#bed3df

#c2d2dc

#c5d1d8

#c8d0d5

#cbcfd2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c6c7df · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#c5c3de · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#bcdcdb · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#d0d0d0 · ΔE 9.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbd4e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbd4e2]

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Sky Blue #87ceeb

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Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbd4e2 (#bbd4e2) is rgb(187, 212, 226) in RGB.

No, #bbd4e2 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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