#bbc9d7

Color #bbc9d7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.92 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc9d7

RGB

rgb(187, 201, 215)

HSL

hsl(210, 25.9%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 13%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(13%, 6.5%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(80.32, -1.96, -8.58)

LCH

lch(80.32, 8.8, 257.13)

OKLCH

oklch(83%, 0.0249, 248.07)

HWB

hwb(210, 73.3%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7c9bb

Analogous

#bbd7d7

#bbc9d7

#bbbbd7

Triadic

#bbc9d7

#d7bbc9

#c9d7bb

Split-complementary

#bbc9d7

#d7bbbb

#d7d7bb

Tetradic

#bbc9d7

#c9bbd7

#d7c9bb

#c9d7bb

Square

#bbc9d7

#d7bbd7

#d7c9bb

#bbd7bb

Shades

Color #bbc9d7 mixed toward black.

#91a7be

#6786a5

#4a647e

#324354

#19212a

Tints

Color #bbc9d7 mixed toward white.

#c6d2de

#d2dbe4

#dde4eb

#e8edf2

#f4f6f8

Tones

Color #bbc9d7 mixed toward gray.

#bdc9d5

#c0c9d2

#c2c9d0

#c4c9ce

#c7c9cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1d4 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#c0bfd3 · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#bcd1d1 · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 7.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc9d7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc9d7]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#bbc9d7 (#bbc9d7) is rgb(187, 201, 215) in RGB.

No, #bbc9d7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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