#bbb5cd

Color #bbb5cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.6 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb5cd

RGB

rgb(187, 181, 205)

HSL

hsl(255, 19.4%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 11.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.8%, 11.7%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(74.84, 6.73, -11.34)

LCH

lch(74.84, 13.19, 300.69)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0343, 297.09)

HWB

hwb(255, 71%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7cdb5

Analogous

#b5bbcd

#bbb5cd

#c7b5cd

Triadic

#bbb5cd

#cdbbb5

#b5cdbb

Split-complementary

#bbb5cd

#cdc7b5

#bbcdb5

Tetradic

#bbb5cd

#cdb5c7

#c7cdb5

#b5cdbb

Square

#bbb5cd

#cdb5bb

#c7cdb5

#b5cdc7

Shades

Color #bbb5cd mixed toward black.

#988fb3

#746899

#574e73

#3a344d

#1d1a26

Tints

Color #bbb5cd mixed toward white.

#c6c1d5

#d2cede

#dddae6

#e8e6ee

#f4f3f7

Tones

Color #bbb5cd mixed toward gray.

#bcb7cb

#bdb9c9

#bebbc7

#bfbdc5

#c0bfc3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8c8 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#b9b9c6 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#bbc3c2 · ΔE 14.3

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb5cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb5cd]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bbb5cd (#bbb5cd) is rgb(187, 181, 205) in RGB.

No, #bbb5cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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