#bbc3ce

Color #bbc3ce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.53 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc3ce

RGB

rgb(187, 195, 206)

HSL

hsl(214.7, 16.2%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.7, 9.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.2%, 5.3%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(78.49, -0.6, -6.45)

LCH

lch(78.49, 6.48, 264.69)

OKLCH

oklch(81.4%, 0.0178, 256.35)

HWB

hwb(214.7, 73.3%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cec6bb

Analogous

#bbcdce

#bbc3ce

#bdbbce

Triadic

#bbc3ce

#cebbc3

#c3cebb

Split-complementary

#bbc3ce

#cebdbb

#cdcebb

Tetradic

#bbc3ce

#c6bbce

#cec6bb

#c3cebb

Square

#bbc3ce

#cebbcd

#cec6bb

#bbcebd

Shades

Color #bbc3ce mixed toward black.

#95a2b3

#6f8097

#526072

#37404c

#1b2026

Tints

Color #bbc3ce mixed toward white.

#c6cdd6

#d2d7de

#dde1e7

#e8ebef

#f4f5f7

Tones

Color #bbc3ce mixed toward gray.

#bdc3cc

#bec4cb

#c0c4c9

#c1c4c8

#c3c4c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfcb · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#bebdcb · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#bbc9c9 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 5.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc3ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc3ce]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbc3ce (#bbc3ce) is rgb(187, 195, 206) in RGB.

No, #bbc3ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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