#bbc8ec

Color #bbc8ec

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.36 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc8ec

RGB

rgb(187, 200, 236)

HSL

hsl(224.1, 56.3%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.1, 20.8%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.8%, 15.3%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(80.7, 3.07, -19.26)

LCH

lch(80.7, 19.5, 279.06)

OKLCH

oklch(83.5%, 0.0525, 269.56)

HWB

hwb(224.1, 73.3%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecdfbb

Analogous

#bbe0ec

#bbc8ec

#c6bbec

Triadic

#bbc8ec

#ecbbc8

#c8ecbb

Split-complementary

#bbc8ec

#ecc6bb

#e0ecbb

Tetradic

#bbc8ec

#dfbbec

#ecdfbb

#c8ecbb

Square

#bbc8ec

#ecbbe0

#ecdfbb

#bbecc6

Shades

Color #bbc8ec mixed toward black.

#849bdd

#4d6fcd

#2e4ea5

#1f346e

#0f1a37

Tints

Color #bbc8ec mixed toward white.

#c6d1ef

#d2daf2

#dde3f5

#e8edf9

#f4f6fc

Tones

Color #bbc8ec mixed toward gray.

#bfcae8

#c3cce4

#c7cee0

#cbd0dc

#cfd1d7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1e4 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#c0bfe2 · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#bcdddc · ΔE 18.2

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 13.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc8ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc8ec]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbc8ec (#bbc8ec) is rgb(187, 200, 236) in RGB.

No, #bbc8ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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