#bbaaff

Color #bbaaff

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.93 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#bbaaff

RGB

rgb(187, 170, 255)

HSL

hsl(252, 100%, 83.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 33.3%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.7%, 33.3%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(73.89, 23.86, -39.93)

LCH

lch(73.89, 46.52, 300.86)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.1201, 292.57)

HWB

hwb(252, 66.7%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eeffaa

Analogous

#aac3ff

#bbaaff

#e5aaff

Triadic

#bbaaff

#ffbbaa

#aaffbb

Split-complementary

#bbaaff

#ffe5aa

#c3ffaa

Tetradic

#bbaaff

#ffaaee

#eeffaa

#aaffbb

Square

#bbaaff

#ffaac3

#eeffaa

#aaffe5

Shades

Color #bbaaff mixed toward black.

#8263ff

#4a1cff

#2a00d4

#1c008e

#0e0047

Tints

Color #bbaaff mixed toward white.

#c6b8ff

#d2c6ff

#ddd4ff

#e8e3ff

#f4f1ff

Tones

Color #bbaaff mixed toward gray.

#bfb1f8

#c3b8f1

#c8bfea

#ccc6e3

#d0cddc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4ee · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#b5b6ea · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#badfdc · ΔE 27.1

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 23.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbaaff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbaaff]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bbaaff (#bbaaff) is rgb(187, 170, 255) in RGB.

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

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