#bbc9e0

Color #bbc9e0

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.29 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc9e0

RGB

rgb(187, 201, 224)

HSL

hsl(217.3, 37.4%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.3, 16.5%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.5%, 10.3%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(80.58, -0.07, -13.01)

LCH

lch(80.58, 13.01, 269.69)

OKLCH

oklch(83.3%, 0.0357, 260.33)

HWB

hwb(217.3, 73.3%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e0d2bb

Analogous

#bbdce0

#bbc9e0

#c0bbe0

Triadic

#bbc9e0

#e0bbc9

#c9e0bb

Split-complementary

#bbc9e0

#e0c0bb

#dce0bb

Tetradic

#bbc9e0

#d2bbe0

#e0d2bb

#c9e0bb

Square

#bbc9e0

#e0bbdc

#e0d2bb

#bbe0c0

Shades

Color #bbc9e0 mixed toward black.

#8ca4cb

#5d7eb5

#405d8d

#2b3e5e

#151f2f

Tints

Color #bbc9e0 mixed toward white.

#c6d2e5

#d2dbea

#dde4f0

#e8edf5

#f4f6fa

Tones

Color #bbc9e0 mixed toward gray.

#becadd

#c1cbda

#c4cbd7

#c7ccd4

#cacdd1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1db · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#c0bfd9 · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#bcd6d5 · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 10.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc9e0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc9e0]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbc9e0 (#bbc9e0) is rgb(187, 201, 224) in RGB.

No, #bbc9e0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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