#bbc4cd

Color #bbc4cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.81 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc4cd

RGB

rgb(187, 196, 205)

HSL

hsl(210, 15.3%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 8.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.8%, 4.4%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(78.72, -1.33, -5.56)

LCH

lch(78.72, 5.72, 256.55)

OKLCH

oklch(81.6%, 0.0161, 248.07)

HWB

hwb(210, 73.3%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdc4bb

Analogous

#bbcdcd

#bbc4cd

#bbbbcd

Triadic

#bbc4cd

#cdbbc4

#c4cdbb

Split-complementary

#bbc4cd

#cdbbbb

#cdcdbb

Tetradic

#bbc4cd

#c4bbcd

#cdc4bb

#c4cdbb

Square

#bbc4cd

#cdbbcd

#cdc4bb

#bbcdbb

Shades

Color #bbc4cd mixed toward black.

#95a3b1

#708396

#536271

#37414b

#1c2126

Tints

Color #bbc4cd mixed toward white.

#c6ced5

#d2d8de

#dde2e6

#e8ebee

#f4f5f7

Tones

Color #bbc4cd mixed toward gray.

#bdc4cc

#bec4ca

#c0c4c9

#c1c4c7

#c3c4c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfcb · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#bebeca · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#bbc9c9 · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 5.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc4cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc4cd]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#bbc4cd (#bbc4cd) is rgb(187, 196, 205) in RGB.

No, #bbc4cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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