#bbbecf

Color #bbbecf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.37 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbecf

RGB

rgb(187, 190, 207)

HSL

hsl(231, 17.2%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231, 9.7%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 8.2%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(77.22, 2.27, -8.87)

LCH

lch(77.22, 9.16, 284.35)

OKLCH

oklch(80.4%, 0.024, 277.89)

HWB

hwb(231, 73.3%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfccbb

Analogous

#bbc8cf

#bbbecf

#c2bbcf

Triadic

#bbbecf

#cfbbbe

#becfbb

Split-complementary

#bbbecf

#cfc2bb

#c8cfbb

Tetradic

#bbbecf

#ccbbcf

#cfccbb

#becfbb

Square

#bbbecf

#cfbbc8

#cfccbb

#bbcfc2

Shades

Color #bbbecf mixed toward black.

#9599b4

#6e7599

#525774

#363a4d

#1b1d27

Tints

Color #bbbecf mixed toward white.

#c6c9d7

#d2d4df

#dddfe7

#e8e9ef

#f4f4f7

Tones

Color #bbbecf mixed toward gray.

#bdbfcd

#bec0cc

#c0c2ca

#c2c3c8

#c3c4c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbccb · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#bcbcca · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#bbc8c7 · ΔE 10.9

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 7.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbecf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbecf]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbbecf (#bbbecf) is rgb(187, 190, 207) in RGB.

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

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