#bbb4d7

Color #bbb4d7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.88 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb4d7

RGB

rgb(187, 180, 215)

HSL

hsl(252, 30.4%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 16.3%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(13%, 16.3%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(74.9, 9.34, -16.7)

LCH

lch(74.9, 19.13, 299.22)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.0496, 294.4)

HWB

hwb(252, 70.6%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d0d7b4

Analogous

#b4bfd7

#bbb4d7

#cdb4d7

Triadic

#bbb4d7

#d7bbb4

#b4d7bb

Split-complementary

#bbb4d7

#d7cdb4

#bfd7b4

Tetradic

#bbb4d7

#d7b4d0

#d0d7b4

#b4d7bb

Square

#bbb4d7

#d7b4bf

#d0d7b4

#b4d7cd

Shades

Color #bbb4d7 mixed toward black.

#9489c0

#6d5ea9

#514581

#362e56

#1b172b

Tints

Color #bbb4d7 mixed toward white.

#c6c1de

#d2cde4

#dddaeb

#e8e6f2

#f4f3f8

Tones

Color #bbb4d7 mixed toward gray.

#bdb7d4

#bfbad1

#c0bdce

#c2c0cb

#c4c3c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8cf · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#b8b9cd · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#bbc9c7 · ΔE 19.1

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 14.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb4d7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb4d7]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bbb4d7 (#bbb4d7) is rgb(187, 180, 215) in RGB.

No, #bbb4d7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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