#bbb2ce

Color #bbb2ce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.46 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb2ce

RGB

rgb(187, 178, 206)

HSL

hsl(259.3, 22.2%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.3, 13.6%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.2%, 13.6%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(74.1, 8.56, -12.99)

LCH

lch(74.1, 15.56, 303.38)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0405, 300.11)

HWB

hwb(259.3, 69.8%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5ceb2

Analogous

#b2b7ce

#bbb2ce

#c9b2ce

Triadic

#bbb2ce

#cebbb2

#b2cebb

Split-complementary

#bbb2ce

#cec9b2

#b7ceb2

Tetradic

#bbb2ce

#ceb2c5

#c5ceb2

#b2cebb

Square

#bbb2ce

#ceb2b7

#c5ceb2

#b2cec9

Shades

Color #bbb2ce mixed toward black.

#988bb5

#76649c

#584b75

#3b324e

#1d1927

Tints

Color #bbb2ce mixed toward white.

#c6bfd6

#d2ccde

#ddd9e6

#e8e5ef

#f4f2f7

Tones

Color #bbb2ce mixed toward gray.

#bcb4cc

#bdb7c9

#beb9c7

#bebbc5

#bfbec2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7c8 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#b8b8c6 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#bbc3c1 · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 12.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb2ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb2ce]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#bbb2ce (#bbb2ce) is rgb(187, 178, 206) in RGB.

No, #bbb2ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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