#bbb5ef

Color #bbb5ef

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 19.3 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb5ef

RGB

rgb(187, 181, 239)

HSL

hsl(246.2, 64.4%, 82.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.2, 24.3%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.8%, 24.3%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(75.97, 14.05, -28.07)

LCH

lch(75.97, 31.39, 296.59)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.0816, 289.17)

HWB

hwb(246.2, 71%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e9efb5

Analogous

#b5ccef

#bbb5ef

#d8b5ef

Triadic

#bbb5ef

#efbbb5

#b5efbb

Split-complementary

#bbb5ef

#efd8b5

#ccefb5

Tetradic

#bbb5ef

#efb5e9

#e9efb5

#b5efbb

Square

#bbb5ef

#efb5cc

#e9efb5

#b5efd8

Shades

Color #bbb5ef mixed toward black.

#867ce3

#5142d6

#3325ad

#221973

#110c3a

Tints

Color #bbb5ef mixed toward white.

#c6c2f2

#d2cef4

#dddaf7

#e8e6fa

#f4f3fc

Tones

Color #bbb5ef mixed toward gray.

#bfbaea

#c3bfe5

#c7c4e1

#cac8dc

#cecdd7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8e3 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#b9b9e0 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#bbd8d6 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb5ef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb5ef]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbb5ef (#bbb5ef) is rgb(187, 181, 239) in RGB.

No, #bbb5ef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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