#bbd8eb

Color #bbd8eb

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 5.5 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bbd8eb

RGB

rgb(187, 216, 235)

HSL

hsl(203.7, 54.5%, 82.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(203.7, 20.4%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.4%, 8.1%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(84.83, -5.59, -12.52)

LCH

lch(84.83, 13.71, 245.94)

OKLCH

oklch(86.7%, 0.0407, 236.74)

HWB

hwb(203.7, 73.3%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebcebb

Analogous

#bbebe6

#bbd8eb

#bbc0eb

Triadic

#bbd8eb

#ebbbd8

#d8ebbb

Split-complementary

#bbd8eb

#ebbbc0

#ebe6bb

Tetradic

#bbd8eb

#cebbeb

#ebcebb

#d8ebbb

Square

#bbd8eb

#e6bbeb

#ebcebb

#c0ebbb

Shades

Color #bbd8eb mixed toward black.

#85b9db

#4e9acb

#3076a3

#204e6d

#102736

Tints

Color #bbd8eb mixed toward white.

#c6deee

#d2e5f2

#ddebf5

#e8f2f8

#f4f8fc

Tones

Color #bbd8eb mixed toward gray.

#bfd7e7

#c3d6e3

#c7d5df

#cbd5db

#cfd4d7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c8e7 · ΔE 13.9

Deuteranopia

#c7c4e6 · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#bde3e2 · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#d4d4d4 · ΔE 11.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbd8eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbd8eb]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Frequently asked questions

#bbd8eb (#bbd8eb) is rgb(187, 216, 235) in RGB.

No, #bbd8eb 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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