#b7bbcb

Color #b7bbcb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.74 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b7bbcb

RGB

rgb(183, 187, 203)

HSL

hsl(228, 16.1%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 9.9%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.9%, 7.9%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(76.02, 1.75, -8.52)

LCH

lch(76.02, 8.7, 281.61)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.023, 274.74)

HWB

hwb(228, 71.8%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbc7b7

Analogous

#b7c5cb

#b7bbcb

#bdb7cb

Triadic

#b7bbcb

#cbb7bb

#bbcbb7

Split-complementary

#b7bbcb

#cbbdb7

#c5cbb7

Tetradic

#b7bbcb

#c7b7cb

#cbc7b7

#bbcbb7

Square

#b7bbcb

#cbb7c5

#cbc7b7

#b7cbbd

Shades

Color #b7bbcb mixed toward black.

#9298b0

#6c7495

#515770

#363a4b

#1b1d25

Tints

Color #b7bbcb mixed toward white.

#c3c6d4

#cfd2dc

#dbdde5

#e7e8ee

#f3f4f6

Tones

Color #b7bbcb mixed toward gray.

#b9bcc9

#babdc8

#bcbec6

#bebfc4

#bfc0c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9c7 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#b9b8c6 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#b7c4c4 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 7.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b7bbcb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7bbcb]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#b7bbcb (#b7bbcb) is rgb(183, 187, 203) in RGB.

No, #b7bbcb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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