#bbb4dd

Color #bbb4dd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.85 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb4dd

RGB

rgb(187, 180, 221)

HSL

hsl(250.2, 37.6%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.2, 18.6%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.4%, 18.6%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(75.09, 10.61, -19.66)

LCH

lch(75.09, 22.34, 298.35)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.058, 292.81)

HWB

hwb(250.2, 70.6%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6ddb4

Analogous

#b4c1dd

#bbb4dd

#cfb4dd

Triadic

#bbb4dd

#ddbbb4

#b4ddbb

Split-complementary

#bbb4dd

#ddcfb4

#c1ddb4

Tetradic

#bbb4dd

#ddb4d6

#d6ddb4

#b4ddbb

Square

#bbb4dd

#ddb4c1

#d6ddb4

#b4ddcf

Shades

Color #bbb4dd mixed toward black.

#9186c8

#6758b3

#4b3f8a

#322a5c

#19152e

Tints

Color #bbb4dd mixed toward white.

#c6c0e3

#d2cde8

#ddd9ee

#e8e6f4

#f4f2f9

Tones

Color #bbb4dd mixed toward gray.

#bdb7da

#bfbbd6

#c2bed3

#c4c2cf

#c6c5cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8d4 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#b8b9d2 · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#bbcdcb · ΔE 21

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb4dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb4dd]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bbb4dd (#bbb4dd) is rgb(187, 180, 221) in RGB.

No, #bbb4dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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