#bbbac9

Color #bbbac9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbac9

RGB

rgb(187, 186, 201)

HSL

hsl(244, 12.2%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244, 7.5%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 7.5%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(76.01, 3.22, -7.42)

LCH

lch(76.01, 8.09, 293.46)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.021, 288.87)

HWB

hwb(244, 72.9%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8c9ba

Analogous

#bac1c9

#bbbac9

#c3bac9

Triadic

#bbbac9

#c9bbba

#bac9bb

Split-complementary

#bbbac9

#c9c3ba

#c1c9ba

Tetradic

#bbbac9

#c9bac8

#c8c9ba

#bac9bb

Square

#bbbac9

#c9bac1

#c8c9ba

#bac9c3

Shades

Color #bbbac9 mixed toward black.

#9796ad

#747290

#57556d

#3a3948

#1d1c24

Tints

Color #bbbac9 mixed toward white.

#c6c6d2

#d2d1db

#dddde4

#e8e8ed

#f4f4f6

Tones

Color #bbbac9 mixed toward gray.

#bcbbc8

#bdbdc7

#bebec5

#bfbfc4

#c0c0c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbc6 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#bbbbc5 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#bbc3c2 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 7.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbac9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbac9]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bbbac9 (#bbbac9) is rgb(187, 186, 201) in RGB.

No, #bbbac9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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