#bbc8cf

Color #bbc8cf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.24 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc8cf

RGB

rgb(187, 200, 207)

HSL

hsl(201, 17.2%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201, 9.7%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 3.4%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(79.83, -3.05, -5.01)

LCH

lch(79.83, 5.87, 238.67)

OKLCH

oklch(82.5%, 0.0174, 231.08)

HWB

hwb(201, 73.3%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfc2bb

Analogous

#bbcfcc

#bbc8cf

#bbbecf

Triadic

#bbc8cf

#cfbbc8

#c8cfbb

Split-complementary

#bbc8cf

#cfbbbe

#cfccbb

Tetradic

#bbc8cf

#c2bbcf

#cfc2bb

#c8cfbb

Square

#bbc8cf

#ccbbcf

#cfc2bb

#becfbb

Shades

Color #bbc8cf mixed toward black.

#95a9b4

#6e8a99

#526874

#36454d

#1b2327

Tints

Color #bbc8cf mixed toward white.

#c6d1d7

#d2dadf

#dde4e7

#e8edef

#f4f6f7

Tones

Color #bbc8cf mixed toward gray.

#bdc8cd

#bec7cc

#c0c7ca

#c2c6c8

#c3c6c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1cd · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#c0bfcd · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#bccccc · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc8cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc8cf]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#bbc8cf (#bbc8cf) is rgb(187, 200, 207) in RGB.

No, #bbc8cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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