#bbc3ea

Color #bbc3ea

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.33 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc3ea

RGB

rgb(187, 195, 234)

HSL

hsl(229.8, 52.8%, 82.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.8, 20.1%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.1%, 16.7%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(79.35, 5.31, -20.23)

LCH

lch(79.35, 20.92, 284.71)

OKLCH

oklch(82.4%, 0.0555, 276)

HWB

hwb(229.8, 73.3%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eae2bb

Analogous

#bbdaea

#bbc3ea

#cabbea

Triadic

#bbc3ea

#eabbc3

#c3eabb

Split-complementary

#bbc3ea

#eacabb

#daeabb

Tetradic

#bbc3ea

#e2bbea

#eae2bb

#c3eabb

Square

#bbc3ea

#eabbda

#eae2bb

#bbeaca

Shades

Color #bbc3ea mixed toward black.

#8594d9

#5064c9

#3245a1

#212e6b

#111736

Tints

Color #bbc3ea mixed toward white.

#c6cded

#d2d7f1

#dde1f4

#e8ebf8

#f4f5fb

Tones

Color #bbc3ea mixed toward gray.

#bfc5e6

#c3c8e2

#c7cbde

#cbcdda

#ced0d6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfe1 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#bebddf · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#bbdad9 · ΔE 19.7

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 14.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc3ea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc3ea]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbc3ea (#bbc3ea) is rgb(187, 195, 234) in RGB.

No, #bbc3ea is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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