#bbbdc6

Color #bbbdc6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.98 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbdc6

RGB

rgb(187, 189, 198)

HSL

hsl(229.1, 8.8%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.1, 5.6%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 4.5%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(76.7, 1.02, -4.77)

LCH

lch(76.7, 4.88, 282.07)

OKLCH

oklch(80%, 0.0128, 275.84)

HWB

hwb(229.1, 73.3%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6c4bb

Analogous

#bbc3c6

#bbbdc6

#bfbbc6

Triadic

#bbbdc6

#c6bbbd

#bdc6bb

Split-complementary

#bbbdc6

#c6bfbb

#c3c6bb

Tetradic

#bbbdc6

#c4bbc6

#c6c4bb

#bdc6bb

Square

#bbbdc6

#c6bbc3

#c6c4bb

#bbc6bf

Shades

Color #bbbdc6 mixed toward black.

#989ba9

#75798b

#585b69

#3b3d46

#1d1e23

Tints

Color #bbbdc6 mixed toward white.

#c6c8d0

#d2d3d9

#dddee3

#e8e9ec

#f4f4f6

Tones

Color #bbbdc6 mixed toward gray.

#bcbec5

#bdbec4

#bebfc3

#bfbfc2

#c0c0c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcc4 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#bcbcc3 · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#bbc2c2 · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 4.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbdc6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbdc6]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#bbbdc6 (#bbbdc6) is rgb(187, 189, 198) in RGB.

No, #bbbdc6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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