#bbb8cd

Color #bbb8cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.6 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb8cd

RGB

rgb(187, 184, 205)

HSL

hsl(248.6, 17.4%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.6, 10.2%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.8%, 10.2%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(75.61, 5.1, -10.19)

LCH

lch(75.61, 11.4, 296.59)

OKLCH

oklch(79.2%, 0.0296, 292.23)

HWB

hwb(248.6, 72.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cacdb8

Analogous

#b8c0cd

#bbb8cd

#c6b8cd

Triadic

#bbb8cd

#cdbbb8

#b8cdbb

Split-complementary

#bbb8cd

#cdc6b8

#c0cdb8

Tetradic

#bbb8cd

#cdb8ca

#cacdb8

#b8cdbb

Square

#bbb8cd

#cdb8c0

#cacdb8

#b8cdc6

Shades

Color #bbb8cd mixed toward black.

#9792b2

#726c98

#555072

#39364c

#1c1b26

Tints

Color #bbb8cd mixed toward white.

#c6c4d5

#d2d0de

#dddce6

#e8e7ee

#f4f3f7

Tones

Color #bbb8cd mixed toward gray.

#bcbacb

#bebcca

#bfbdc8

#c0bfc6

#c1c1c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babac8 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#babac7 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#bbc4c3 · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 9.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb8cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb8cd]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbb8cd (#bbb8cd) is rgb(187, 184, 205) in RGB.

No, #bbb8cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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