#bbb8c6

Color #bbb8c6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.98 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb8c6

RGB

rgb(187, 184, 198)

HSL

hsl(252.9, 10.9%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.9, 7.1%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 7.1%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(75.4, 3.71, -6.68)

LCH

lch(75.4, 7.64, 299.05)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0199, 295.66)

HWB

hwb(252.9, 72.2%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3c6b8

Analogous

#b8bcc6

#bbb8c6

#c2b8c6

Triadic

#bbb8c6

#c6bbb8

#b8c6bb

Split-complementary

#bbb8c6

#c6c2b8

#bcc6b8

Tetradic

#bbb8c6

#c6b8c3

#c3c6b8

#b8c6bb

Square

#bbb8c6

#c6b8bc

#c3c6b8

#b8c6c2

Shades

Color #bbb8c6 mixed toward black.

#9995aa

#77718d

#5a556a

#3c3947

#1e1c23

Tints

Color #bbb8c6 mixed toward white.

#c6c4cf

#d2d0d9

#dddce2

#e8e7ec

#f4f3f5

Tones

Color #bbb8c6 mixed toward gray.

#bcb9c5

#bcbac4

#bdbcc2

#bebdc1

#bebec0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babac3 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#babac2 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#bbc0c0 · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 7.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb8c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb8c6]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bbb8c6 (#bbb8c6) is rgb(187, 184, 198) in RGB.

No, #bbb8c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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