#bbb8c8

Color #bbb8c8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 9 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb8c8

RGB

rgb(187, 184, 200)

HSL

hsl(251.2, 12.7%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.2, 8%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 8%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(75.46, 4.1, -7.69)

LCH

lch(75.46, 8.71, 298.06)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.0226, 294.53)

HWB

hwb(251.2, 72.2%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5c8b8

Analogous

#b8bdc8

#bbb8c8

#c3b8c8

Triadic

#bbb8c8

#c8bbb8

#b8c8bb

Split-complementary

#bbb8c8

#c8c3b8

#bdc8b8

Tetradic

#bbb8c8

#c8b8c5

#c5c8b8

#b8c8bb

Square

#bbb8c8

#c8b8bd

#c5c8b8

#b8c8c3

Shades

Color #bbb8c8 mixed toward black.

#9894ac

#767090

#58546c

#3b3848

#1d1c24

Tints

Color #bbb8c8 mixed toward white.

#c6c4d1

#d2d0da

#dddce4

#e8e7ed

#f4f3f6

Tones

Color #bbb8c8 mixed toward gray.

#bcb9c7

#bdbbc5

#bebcc4

#bebdc3

#bfbfc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babac4 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#babac3 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#bbc1c1 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 8.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb8c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb8c8]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bbb8c8 (#bbb8c8) is rgb(187, 184, 200) in RGB.

No, #bbb8c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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