#bbc8e1

Color #bbc8e1

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.03 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc8e1

RGB

rgb(187, 200, 225)

HSL

hsl(219.5, 38.8%, 80.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.5, 16.9%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.9%, 11.1%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(80.35, 0.67, -13.89)

LCH

lch(80.35, 13.91, 272.76)

OKLCH

oklch(83.1%, 0.0378, 263.63)

HWB

hwb(219.5, 73.3%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1d4bb

Analogous

#bbdbe1

#bbc8e1

#c1bbe1

Triadic

#bbc8e1

#e1bbc8

#c8e1bb

Split-complementary

#bbc8e1

#e1c1bb

#dbe1bb

Tetradic

#bbc8e1

#d4bbe1

#e1d4bb

#c8e1bb

Square

#bbc8e1

#e1bbdb

#e1d4bb

#bbe1c1

Shades

Color #bbc8e1 mixed toward black.

#8ba1cc

#5c7bb7

#3f5a8f

#2a3c5f

#151e30

Tints

Color #bbc8e1 mixed toward white.

#c6d1e6

#d2daeb

#dde4f0

#e8edf5

#f4f6fa

Tones

Color #bbc8e1 mixed toward gray.

#bec9de

#c1cadb

#c5cbd8

#c8ccd4

#cbcdd1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1db · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#c0bfda · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#bcd7d6 · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 10.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc8e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc8e1]

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

#bbc8e1 (#bbc8e1) is rgb(187, 200, 225) in RGB.

No, #bbc8e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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