#bbc6de

Color #bbc6de

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.37 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc6de

RGB

rgb(187, 198, 222)

HSL

hsl(221.1, 34.7%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.1, 15.8%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.8%, 10.8%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(79.74, 1.1, -13.2)

LCH

lch(79.74, 13.25, 274.76)

OKLCH

oklch(82.6%, 0.0358, 265.99)

HWB

hwb(221.1, 73.3%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ded3bb

Analogous

#bbd8de

#bbc6de

#c1bbde

Triadic

#bbc6de

#debbc6

#c6debb

Split-complementary

#bbc6de

#dec1bb

#d8debb

Tetradic

#bbc6de

#d3bbde

#ded3bb

#c6debb

Square

#bbc6de

#debbd8

#ded3bb

#bbdec1

Shades

Color #bbc6de mixed toward black.

#8da0c8

#5f79b2

#43598a

#2d3b5c

#161e2e

Tints

Color #bbc6de mixed toward white.

#c6d0e4

#d2d9e9

#dde3ef

#e8ecf4

#f4f6fa

Tones

Color #bbc6de mixed toward gray.

#bec7db

#c1c8d8

#c4c9d5

#c7cad2

#cacbcf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0d9 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#bfbed7 · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#bcd4d3 · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 10.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc6de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc6de]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbc6de (#bbc6de) is rgb(187, 198, 222) in RGB.

No, #bbc6de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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