#b9bbff

Color #b9bbff

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 22.47 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bbff

RGB

rgb(185, 187, 255)

HSL

hsl(238.3, 100%, 86.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(238.3, 27.5%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.5%, 26.7%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(77.92, 13.9, -33.7)

LCH

lch(77.92, 36.45, 292.41)

OKLCH

oklch(81.5%, 0.0955, 282.77)

HWB

hwb(238.3, 72.5%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fffdb9

Analogous

#b9deff

#b9bbff

#dab9ff

Triadic

#b9bbff

#ffb9bb

#bbffb9

Split-complementary

#b9bbff

#ffdab9

#deffb9

Tetradic

#b9bbff

#fdb9ff

#fffdb9

#bbffb9

Square

#b9bbff

#ffb9de

#fffdb9

#b9ffda

Shades

Color #b9bbff mixed toward black.

#7074ff

#262dff

#0006dc

#000493

#000249

Tints

Color #b9bbff mixed toward white.

#c5c6ff

#d0d2ff

#dcddff

#e8e8ff

#f3f4ff

Tones

Color #b9bbff mixed toward gray.

#bfc1f9

#c5c6f3

#cbccee

#d0d1e8

#d6d7e2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babaf1 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#babaed · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#b9e5e2 · ΔE 25.6

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bbff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bbff]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b9bbff (#b9bbff) is rgb(185, 187, 255) in RGB.

No, #b9bbff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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