#bbb1e2

Color #bbb1e2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.1 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb1e2

RGB

rgb(187, 177, 226)

HSL

hsl(252.2, 45.8%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.2, 21.7%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.3%, 21.7%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(74.51, 13.34, -23.27)

LCH

lch(74.51, 26.82, 299.82)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.0697, 294.06)

HWB

hwb(252.2, 69.4%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8e2b1

Analogous

#b1bfe2

#bbb1e2

#d3b1e2

Triadic

#bbb1e2

#e2bbb1

#b1e2bb

Split-complementary

#bbb1e2

#e2d3b1

#bfe2b1

Tetradic

#bbb1e2

#e2b1d8

#d8e2b1

#b1e2bb

Square

#bbb1e2

#e2b1bf

#d8e2b1

#b1e2d3

Shades

Color #bbb1e2 mixed toward black.

#9080d0

#664fbe

#493793

#312462

#181231

Tints

Color #bbb1e2 mixed toward white.

#c6bee7

#d2cbec

#ddd8f0

#e8e5f5

#f4f2fa

Tones

Color #bbb1e2 mixed toward gray.

#bdb5de

#c0b9da

#c2bdd6

#c5c1d2

#c7c5ce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7d7 · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#b7b8d5 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#bbcfcd · ΔE 22.7

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 18

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb1e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb1e2]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bbb1e2 (#bbb1e2) is rgb(187, 177, 226) in RGB.

No, #bbb1e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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