#bbbfd8

Color #bbbfd8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.41 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbfd8

RGB

rgb(187, 191, 216)

HSL

hsl(231.7, 27.1%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.7, 13.4%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.4%, 11.6%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(77.75, 3.58, -12.95)

LCH

lch(77.75, 13.44, 285.45)

OKLCH

oklch(81%, 0.0354, 278.45)

HWB

hwb(231.7, 73.3%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8d4bb

Analogous

#bbcdd8

#bbbfd8

#c5bbd8

Triadic

#bbbfd8

#d8bbbf

#bfd8bb

Split-complementary

#bbbfd8

#d8c5bb

#cdd8bb

Tetradic

#bbbfd8

#d4bbd8

#d8d4bb

#bfd8bb

Square

#bbbfd8

#d8bbcd

#d8d4bb

#bbd8c5

Shades

Color #bbbfd8 mixed toward black.

#9097bf

#666fa7

#495180

#313655

#181b2b

Tints

Color #bbbfd8 mixed toward white.

#c6cade

#d2d4e5

#dddfeb

#e8eaf2

#f4f4f8

Tones

Color #bbbfd8 mixed toward gray.

#bdc1d6

#c0c2d3

#c2c4d1

#c5c6ce

#c7c8cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdd2 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#bdbcd1 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#bbcecd · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 10.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbfd8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbfd8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbbfd8 (#bbbfd8) is rgb(187, 191, 216) in RGB.

No, #bbbfd8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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