#bbbdcc

Color #bbbdcc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.12 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbdcc

RGB

rgb(187, 189, 204)

HSL

hsl(232.9, 14.3%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.9, 8.3%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.3%, 7.4%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(76.87, 2.21, -7.77)

LCH

lch(76.87, 8.08, 285.88)

OKLCH

oklch(80.1%, 0.0211, 279.82)

HWB

hwb(232.9, 73.3%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cccabb

Analogous

#bbc6cc

#bbbdcc

#c2bbcc

Triadic

#bbbdcc

#ccbbbd

#bdccbb

Split-complementary

#bbbdcc

#ccc2bb

#c6ccbb

Tetradic

#bbbdcc

#cabbcc

#cccabb

#bdccbb

Square

#bbbdcc

#ccbbc6

#cccabb

#bbccc2

Shades

Color #bbbdcc mixed toward black.

#9699b0

#717594

#545770

#383a4b

#1c1d25

Tints

Color #bbbdcc mixed toward white.

#c6c8d5

#d2d3dd

#dddee6

#e8e9ee

#f4f4f7

Tones

Color #bbbdcc mixed toward gray.

#bdbecb

#bebfc9

#bfc0c8

#c1c1c6

#c2c3c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcc9 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#bcbcc8 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#bbc6c5 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 7.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbdcc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbdcc]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bbbdcc (#bbbdcc) is rgb(187, 189, 204) in RGB.

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

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