#bbbaca

Color #bbbaca

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.79 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbaca

RGB

rgb(187, 186, 202)

HSL

hsl(243.8, 13.1%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.8, 7.9%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.4%, 7.9%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(76.04, 3.42, -7.92)

LCH

lch(76.04, 8.63, 293.36)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0224, 288.76)

HWB

hwb(243.8, 72.9%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9caba

Analogous

#bac1ca

#bbbaca

#c3baca

Triadic

#bbbaca

#cabbba

#bacabb

Split-complementary

#bbbaca

#cac3ba

#c1caba

Tetradic

#bbbaca

#cabac9

#c9caba

#bacabb

Square

#bbbaca

#cabac1

#c9caba

#bacac3

Shades

Color #bbbaca mixed toward black.

#9795ae

#737192

#56546e

#393849

#1d1c25

Tints

Color #bbbaca mixed toward white.

#c6c6d3

#d2d1dc

#dddde5

#e8e8ed

#f4f4f6

Tones

Color #bbbaca mixed toward gray.

#bcbbc9

#bdbdc7

#bfbec6

#c0bfc5

#c1c1c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbc6 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#bbbbc5 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#bbc3c3 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 7.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbaca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbaca]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bbbaca (#bbbaca) is rgb(187, 186, 202) in RGB.

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

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