#bbc9e3

Color #bbc9e3

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 2.98 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc9e3

RGB

rgb(187, 201, 227)

HSL

hsl(219, 41.7%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219, 17.6%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.6%, 11.5%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(80.67, 0.57, -14.48)

LCH

lch(80.67, 14.49, 272.25)

OKLCH

oklch(83.4%, 0.0396, 262.89)

HWB

hwb(219, 73.3%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3d5bb

Analogous

#bbdde3

#bbc9e3

#c1bbe3

Triadic

#bbc9e3

#e3bbc9

#c9e3bb

Split-complementary

#bbc9e3

#e3c1bb

#dde3bb

Tetradic

#bbc9e3

#d5bbe3

#e3d5bb

#c9e3bb

Square

#bbc9e3

#e3bbdd

#e3d5bb

#bbe3c1

Shades

Color #bbc9e3 mixed toward black.

#8aa2cf

#597bbb

#3c5b93

#283c62

#141e31

Tints

Color #bbc9e3 mixed toward white.

#c6d2e8

#d2dbec

#dde4f1

#e8edf6

#f4f6fa

Tones

Color #bbc9e3 mixed toward gray.

#becae0

#c2cbdc

#c5ccd9

#c8cdd6

#ccced2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1dd · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#c0bfdc · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#bcd8d7 · ΔE 14.3

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 10.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc9e3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc9e3]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbc9e3 (#bbc9e3) is rgb(187, 201, 227) in RGB.

No, #bbc9e3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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