#bbbfd9

Color #bbbfd9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.41 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbfd9

RGB

rgb(187, 191, 217)

HSL

hsl(232, 28.3%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232, 13.8%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 12%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(77.78, 3.79, -13.45)

LCH

lch(77.78, 13.97, 285.74)

OKLCH

oklch(81%, 0.0368, 278.59)

HWB

hwb(232, 73.3%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9d5bb

Analogous

#bbced9

#bbbfd9

#c6bbd9

Triadic

#bbbfd9

#d9bbbf

#bfd9bb

Split-complementary

#bbbfd9

#d9c6bb

#ced9bb

Tetradic

#bbbfd9

#d5bbd9

#d9d5bb

#bfd9bb

Square

#bbbfd9

#d9bbce

#d9d5bb

#bbd9c6

Shades

Color #bbbfd9 mixed toward black.

#9096c1

#656ea9

#485082

#303556

#181b2b

Tints

Color #bbbfd9 mixed toward white.

#c6cadf

#d2d4e6

#dddfec

#e8eaf2

#f4f4f9

Tones

Color #bbbfd9 mixed toward gray.

#bdc1d6

#c0c3d4

#c2c4d1

#c5c6cf

#c7c8cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdd3 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#bdbcd2 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#bbcecd · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 11

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbfd9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbfd9]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbbfd9 (#bbbfd9) is rgb(187, 191, 217) in RGB.

No, #bbbfd9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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