#bbb5ec

Color #bbb5ec

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 17.88 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb5ec

RGB

rgb(187, 181, 236)

HSL

hsl(246.5, 59.1%, 81.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.5, 23.3%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.8%, 23.3%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(75.87, 13.37, -26.61)

LCH

lch(75.87, 29.78, 296.68)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.0775, 289.53)

HWB

hwb(246.5, 71%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e6ecb5

Analogous

#b5cbec

#bbb5ec

#d7b5ec

Triadic

#bbb5ec

#ecbbb5

#b5ecbb

Split-complementary

#bbb5ec

#ecd7b5

#cbecb5

Tetradic

#bbb5ec

#ecb5e6

#e6ecb5

#b5ecbb

Square

#bbb5ec

#ecb5cb

#e6ecb5

#b5ecd7

Shades

Color #bbb5ec mixed toward black.

#887ede

#5547d0

#382ba6

#251c6f

#130e37

Tints

Color #bbb5ec mixed toward white.

#c6c1ef

#d2cef2

#dddaf6

#e8e6f9

#f4f3fc

Tones

Color #bbb5ec mixed toward gray.

#bfbae7

#c2bee3

#c6c3de

#c9c7da

#cdccd5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8e0 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#b9b9dd · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#bbd6d4 · ΔE 23.7

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 18.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb5ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb5ec]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbb5ec (#bbb5ec) is rgb(187, 181, 236) in RGB.

No, #bbb5ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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