#bbdeef

Color #bbdeef

A moderately saturated very light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 4.13 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bbdeef

RGB

rgb(187, 222, 239)

HSL

hsl(199.6, 61.9%, 83.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.6, 21.8%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.8%, 7.1%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(86.52, -7.83, -12.1)

LCH

lch(86.52, 14.41, 237.09)

OKLCH

oklch(88.1%, 0.0437, 228.8)

HWB

hwb(199.6, 73.3%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efccbb

Analogous

#bbefe6

#bbdeef

#bbc4ef

Triadic

#bbdeef

#efbbde

#deefbb

Split-complementary

#bbdeef

#efbbc4

#efe6bb

Tetradic

#bbdeef

#ccbbef

#efccbb

#deefbb

Square

#bbdeef

#e6bbef

#efccbb

#c4efbb

Shades

Color #bbdeef mixed toward black.

#81c2e1

#48a6d4

#2981ac

#1b5673

#0e2b39

Tints

Color #bbdeef mixed toward white.

#c6e3f2

#d2e9f4

#ddeef7

#e8f4fa

#f4f9fc

Tones

Color #bbdeef mixed toward gray.

#bfdceb

#c4dbe6

#c8d9e2

#ccd8de

#d1d6d9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbeb · ΔE 16.2

Deuteranopia

#c9c6ea · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#bde8e7 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#d9d9d9 · ΔE 12.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbdeef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbdeef]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#bbdeef (#bbdeef) is rgb(187, 222, 239) in RGB.

No, #bbdeef 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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