#bbc9ef

Color #bbc9ef

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.28 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc9ef

RGB

rgb(187, 201, 239)

HSL

hsl(223.8, 61.9%, 83.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.8, 21.8%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.8%, 15.9%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(81.05, 3.2, -20.33)

LCH

lch(81.05, 20.58, 278.95)

OKLCH

oklch(83.8%, 0.0555, 269.28)

HWB

hwb(223.8, 73.3%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efe1bb

Analogous

#bbe3ef

#bbc9ef

#c7bbef

Triadic

#bbc9ef

#efbbc9

#c9efbb

Split-complementary

#bbc9ef

#efc7bb

#e3efbb

Tetradic

#bbc9ef

#e1bbef

#efe1bb

#c9efbb

Square

#bbc9ef

#efbbe3

#efe1bb

#bbefc7

Shades

Color #bbc9ef mixed toward black.

#819be1

#486ed4

#294cac

#1b3373

#0e1939

Tints

Color #bbc9ef mixed toward white.

#c6d2f2

#d2dbf4

#dde4f7

#e8edfa

#f4f6fc

Tones

Color #bbc9ef mixed toward gray.

#bfcbeb

#c4cde6

#c8cfe2

#ccd1de

#d1d3d9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1e7 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#c0bfe4 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#bce0de · ΔE 19.2

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 14.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc9ef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc9ef]

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

#bbc9ef (#bbc9ef) is rgb(187, 201, 239) in RGB.

No, #bbc9ef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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