#bbd7dc

Color #bbd7dc

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 6.47 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bbd7dc

RGB

rgb(187, 215, 220)

HSL

hsl(189.1, 32%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.1, 15%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(15%, 2.3%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(84.14, -8.24, -5.59)

LCH

lch(84.14, 9.96, 214.15)

OKLCH

oklch(86%, 0.0306, 209.58)

HWB

hwb(189.1, 73.3%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcc0bb

Analogous

#bbdcd0

#bbd7dc

#bbc6dc

Triadic

#bbd7dc

#dcbbd7

#d7dcbb

Split-complementary

#bbd7dc

#dcbbc6

#dcd0bb

Tetradic

#bbd7dc

#c0bbdc

#dcc0bb

#d7dcbb

Square

#bbd7dc

#d0bbdc

#dcc0bb

#c6dcbb

Shades

Color #bbd7dc mixed toward black.

#8ebdc5

#61a2ae

#457c86

#2e535a

#17292d

Tints

Color #bbd7dc mixed toward white.

#c6dee2

#d2e4e8

#ddebed

#e8f2f3

#f4f8f9

Tones

Color #bbd7dc mixed toward gray.

#bed5d9

#c1d3d6

#c3d1d4

#c6cfd1

#c9cdce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c8db · ΔE 14.7

Deuteranopia

#c6c4db · ΔE 16.6

Tritanopia

#bddada · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#d2d2d2 · ΔE 10.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbd7dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbd7dc]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Frequently asked questions

#bbd7dc (#bbd7dc) is rgb(187, 215, 220) in RGB.

No, #bbd7dc 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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