#bbc8de

Color #bbc8de

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.57 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc8de

RGB

rgb(187, 200, 222)

HSL

hsl(217.7, 34.7%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.7, 15.8%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.8%, 9.9%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(80.26, 0.03, -12.42)

LCH

lch(80.26, 12.42, 270.14)

OKLCH

oklch(83%, 0.034, 261.04)

HWB

hwb(217.7, 73.3%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ded1bb

Analogous

#bbdade

#bbc8de

#bfbbde

Triadic

#bbc8de

#debbc8

#c8debb

Split-complementary

#bbc8de

#debfbb

#dadebb

Tetradic

#bbc8de

#d1bbde

#ded1bb

#c8debb

Square

#bbc8de

#debbda

#ded1bb

#bbdebf

Shades

Color #bbc8de mixed toward black.

#8da3c8

#5f7eb2

#435d8a

#2d3e5c

#161f2e

Tints

Color #bbc8de mixed toward white.

#c6d1e4

#d2dae9

#dde4ef

#e8edf4

#f4f6fa

Tones

Color #bbc8de mixed toward gray.

#bec9db

#c1cad8

#c4cad5

#c7cbd2

#cacccf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1d9 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#c0bfd8 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#bcd5d4 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 9.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc8de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc8de]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbc8de (#bbc8de) is rgb(187, 200, 222) in RGB.

No, #bbc8de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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