#bbd6ea

Color #bbd6ea

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 6.28 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bbd6ea

RGB

rgb(187, 214, 234)

HSL

hsl(205.5, 52.8%, 82.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.5, 20.1%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.1%, 8.5%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(84.28, -4.77, -12.82)

LCH

lch(84.28, 13.68, 249.59)

OKLCH

oklch(86.3%, 0.0401, 240.11)

HWB

hwb(205.5, 73.3%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eacfbb

Analogous

#bbeae6

#bbd6ea

#bbbeea

Triadic

#bbd6ea

#eabbd6

#d6eabb

Split-complementary

#bbd6ea

#eabbbe

#eae6bb

Tetradic

#bbd6ea

#cfbbea

#eacfbb

#d6eabb

Square

#bbd6ea

#e6bbea

#eacfbb

#beeabb

Shades

Color #bbd6ea mixed toward black.

#85b6d9

#5095c9

#3272a1

#214c6b

#112636

Tints

Color #bbd6ea mixed toward white.

#c6dded

#d2e4f1

#ddeaf4

#e8f1f8

#f4f8fb

Tones

Color #bbd6ea mixed toward gray.

#bfd5e6

#c3d5e2

#c7d4de

#cbd4da

#ced3d6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c7c8e5 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#c6c4e4 · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#bce2e1 · ΔE 10.9

Achromatopsia

#d2d2d2 · ΔE 11

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbd6ea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbd6ea]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#bbd6ea (#bbd6ea) is rgb(187, 214, 234) in RGB.

No, #bbd6ea 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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