#bbace8

Color #bbace8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.29 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#bbace8

RGB

rgb(187, 172, 232)

HSL

hsl(255, 56.6%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 25.9%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.4%, 25.9%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(73.48, 17.43, -28.11)

LCH

lch(73.48, 33.08, 301.8)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0857, 295.79)

HWB

hwb(255, 67.5%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9e8ac

Analogous

#acbbe8

#bbace8

#d9ace8

Triadic

#bbace8

#e8bbac

#ace8bb

Split-complementary

#bbace8

#e8d9ac

#bbe8ac

Tetradic

#bbace8

#e8acd9

#d9e8ac

#ace8bb

Square

#bbace8

#e8acbb

#d9e8ac

#ace8d9

Shades

Color #bbace8 mixed toward black.

#9077d9

#6543cb

#482c9e

#301d69

#180f35

Tints

Color #bbace8 mixed toward white.

#c6baec

#d2c8f0

#ddd5f3

#e8e3f7

#f4f1fb

Tones

Color #bbace8 mixed toward gray.

#bdb1e3

#c0b6de

#c2bbd9

#c5c0d4

#c7c5cf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5db · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#b6b7d8 · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#bad1ce · ΔE 24.6

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 20.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbace8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbace8]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bbace8 (#bbace8) is rgb(187, 172, 232) in RGB.

No, #bbace8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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