#bbd9e7

Color #bbd9e7

A moderately saturated very light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 4.29 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bbd9e7

RGB

rgb(187, 217, 231)

HSL

hsl(199.1, 47.8%, 82%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.1, 19%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(19%, 6.1%, 0%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(84.98, -6.97, -10.18)

LCH

lch(84.98, 12.34, 235.6)

OKLCH

oklch(86.8%, 0.0373, 227.72)

HWB

hwb(199.1, 73.3%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e7c9bb

Analogous

#bbe7df

#bbd9e7

#bbc3e7

Triadic

#bbd9e7

#e7bbd9

#d9e7bb

Split-complementary

#bbd9e7

#e7bbc3

#e7dfbb

Tetradic

#bbd9e7

#c9bbe7

#e7c9bb

#d9e7bb

Square

#bbd9e7

#dfbbe7

#e7c9bb

#c3e7bb

Shades

Color #bbd9e7 mixed toward black.

#88bcd5

#549fc3

#377b9b

#245267

#122934

Tints

Color #bbd9e7 mixed toward white.

#c6dfeb

#d2e6ef

#ddecf3

#e8f2f7

#f4f9fb

Tones

Color #bbd9e7 mixed toward gray.

#bfd8e3

#c2d6e0

#c6d5dc

#cad4d8

#cdd2d5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9e4 · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#c7c5e3 · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#bde1e0 · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#d4d4d4 · ΔE 11

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbd9e7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbd9e7]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#bbd9e7 (#bbd9e7) is rgb(187, 217, 231) in RGB.

No, #bbd9e7 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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