#bbdfed

Color #bbdfed

A moderately saturated very light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 3.68 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bbdfed

RGB

rgb(187, 223, 237)

HSL

hsl(196.8, 58.1%, 83.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196.8, 21.1%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.1%, 5.9%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(86.73, -8.78, -10.74)

LCH

lch(86.73, 13.87, 230.73)

OKLCH

oklch(88.2%, 0.0425, 223.38)

HWB

hwb(196.8, 73.3%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edc9bb

Analogous

#bbede2

#bbdfed

#bbc6ed

Triadic

#bbdfed

#edbbdf

#dfedbb

Split-complementary

#bbdfed

#edbbc6

#ede2bb

Tetradic

#bbdfed

#c9bbed

#edc9bb

#dfedbb

Square

#bbdfed

#e2bbed

#edc9bb

#c6edbb

Shades

Color #bbdfed mixed toward black.

#83c5de

#4baacf

#2c85a8

#1e5970

#0f2c38

Tints

Color #bbdfed mixed toward white.

#c6e4f0

#d2eaf3

#ddeff6

#e8f4f9

#f4fafc

Tones

Color #bbdfed mixed toward gray.

#bfdde9

#c3dbe5

#c7d9e0

#ccd8dc

#d0d6d8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ccccea · ΔE 16.9

Deuteranopia

#c9c7e9 · ΔE 18.2

Tritanopia

#bde7e6 · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#d9d9d9 · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbdfed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbdfed]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#bbdfed (#bbdfed) is rgb(187, 223, 237) in RGB.

No, #bbdfed 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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