#bbc8e5

Color #bbc8e5

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.53 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc8e5

RGB

rgb(187, 200, 229)

HSL

hsl(221.4, 44.7%, 81.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.4, 18.3%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.3%, 12.7%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(80.48, 1.53, -15.85)

LCH

lch(80.48, 15.92, 275.51)

OKLCH

oklch(83.2%, 0.0431, 266.27)

HWB

hwb(221.4, 73.3%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5d8bb

Analogous

#bbdde5

#bbc8e5

#c3bbe5

Triadic

#bbc8e5

#e5bbc8

#c8e5bb

Split-complementary

#bbc8e5

#e5c3bb

#dde5bb

Tetradic

#bbc8e5

#d8bbe5

#e5d8bb

#c8e5bb

Square

#bbc8e5

#e5bbdd

#e5d8bb

#bbe5c3

Shades

Color #bbc8e5 mixed toward black.

#89a0d2

#5777bf

#3a5697

#263a64

#131d32

Tints

Color #bbc8e5 mixed toward white.

#c6d1e9

#d2daee

#dde4f2

#e8edf6

#f4f6fb

Tones

Color #bbc8e5 mixed toward gray.

#bfc9e2

#c2cbde

#c6ccdb

#c9cdd7

#cdcfd4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1de · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#c0bfdd · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#bcd9d8 · ΔE 15.7

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 11.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc8e5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc8e5]

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

#bbc8e5 (#bbc8e5) is rgb(187, 200, 229) in RGB.

No, #bbc8e5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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