#bbbbc5

Color #bbbbc5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.6 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbbc5

RGB

rgb(187, 187, 197)

HSL

hsl(240, 7.9%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 5.1%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 5.1%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(76.15, 1.9, -5.03)

LCH

lch(76.15, 5.38, 290.69)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.014, 286.23)

HWB

hwb(240, 73.3%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5c5bb

Analogous

#bbc0c5

#bbbbc5

#c0bbc5

Triadic

#bbbbc5

#c5bbbb

#bbc5bb

Split-complementary

#bbbbc5

#c5c0bb

#c0c5bb

Tetradic

#bbbbc5

#c5bbc5

#c5c5bb

#bbc5bb

Square

#bbbbc5

#c5bbc0

#c5c5bb

#bbc5c0

Shades

Color #bbbbc5 mixed toward black.

#9999a8

#76768a

#585868

#3b3b45

#1d1d23

Tints

Color #bbbbc5 mixed toward white.

#c6c6cf

#d2d2d8

#dddde2

#e8e8ec

#f4f4f5

Tones

Color #bbbbc5 mixed toward gray.

#bcbcc4

#bdbdc3

#bebec3

#bebec2

#bfbfc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbc3 · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#bbbbc2 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#bbc1c0 · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbbc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbbc5]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bbbbc5 (#bbbbc5) is rgb(187, 187, 197) in RGB.

No, #bbbbc5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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