#bbc4e4

Color #bbc4e4

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.13 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc4e4

RGB

rgb(187, 196, 228)

HSL

hsl(226.8, 43.2%, 81.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.8, 18%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(18%, 14%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(79.41, 3.46, -16.92)

LCH

lch(79.41, 17.27, 281.56)

OKLCH

oklch(82.4%, 0.0461, 272.99)

HWB

hwb(226.8, 73.3%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4dbbb

Analogous

#bbd9e4

#bbc4e4

#c7bbe4

Triadic

#bbc4e4

#e4bbc4

#c4e4bb

Split-complementary

#bbc4e4

#e4c7bb

#d9e4bb

Tetradic

#bbc4e4

#dbbbe4

#e4dbbb

#c4e4bb

Square

#bbc4e4

#e4bbd9

#e4dbbb

#bbe4c7

Shades

Color #bbc4e4 mixed toward black.

#8a99d0

#586ebd

#3b4f95

#273463

#141a32

Tints

Color #bbc4e4 mixed toward white.

#c6cee9

#d2d8ed

#dde2f2

#e8ebf6

#f4f5fb

Tones

Color #bbc4e4 mixed toward gray.

#bec6e1

#c2c8dd

#c5cada

#c9ccd6

#ccced3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfdd · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#bebedb · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#bbd7d6 · ΔE 17.3

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 12.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc4e4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc4e4]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbc4e4 (#bbc4e4) is rgb(187, 196, 228) in RGB.

No, #bbc4e4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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