#bbbdc9

Color #bbbdc9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.54 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbdc9

RGB

rgb(187, 189, 201)

HSL

hsl(231.4, 11.5%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.4, 7%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 6%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(76.79, 1.61, -6.27)

LCH

lch(76.79, 6.47, 284.4)

OKLCH

oklch(80.1%, 0.017, 278.46)

HWB

hwb(231.4, 73.3%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9c7bb

Analogous

#bbc4c9

#bbbdc9

#c0bbc9

Triadic

#bbbdc9

#c9bbbd

#bdc9bb

Split-complementary

#bbbdc9

#c9c0bb

#c4c9bb

Tetradic

#bbbdc9

#c7bbc9

#c9c7bb

#bdc9bb

Square

#bbbdc9

#c9bbc4

#c9c7bb

#bbc9c0

Shades

Color #bbbdc9 mixed toward black.

#979aac

#737790

#56596c

#393b48

#1d1e24

Tints

Color #bbbdc9 mixed toward white.

#c6c8d2

#d2d3db

#dddee4

#e8e9ed

#f4f4f6

Tones

Color #bbbdc9 mixed toward gray.

#bcbec8

#bdbfc7

#bfc0c6

#c0c0c4

#c1c1c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcc6 · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#bcbcc5 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#bbc4c3 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 5.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbdc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbdc9]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbbdc9 (#bbbdc9) is rgb(187, 189, 201) in RGB.

No, #bbbdc9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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