#bbcae3

Color #bbcae3

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.02 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bbcae3

RGB

rgb(187, 202, 227)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 41.7%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 17.6%, 89%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(80.93, 0.04, -14.09)

LCH

lch(80.93, 14.09, 270.16)

OKLCH

oklch(83.6%, 0.0387, 260.63)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 73.3%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3d4bb

Analogous

#bbdee3

#bbcae3

#c0bbe3

Triadic

#bbcae3

#e3bbca

#cae3bb

Split-complementary

#bbcae3

#e3c0bb

#dee3bb

Tetradic

#bbcae3

#d4bbe3

#e3d4bb

#cae3bb

Square

#bbcae3

#e3bbde

#e3d4bb

#bbe3c0

Shades

Color #bbcae3 mixed toward black.

#8aa4cf

#597ebb

#3c5d93

#283e62

#141f31

Tints

Color #bbcae3 mixed toward white.

#c6d3e8

#d2dcec

#dde5f1

#e8edf6

#f4f6fa

Tones

Color #bbcae3 mixed toward gray.

#becbe0

#c2ccdc

#c5cdd9

#c8cdd6

#ccced2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c2dd · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#c1c0dc · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#bcd9d8 · ΔE 13.9

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 10.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbcae3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbcae3]

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

#bbcae3 (#bbcae3) is rgb(187, 202, 227) in RGB.

No, #bbcae3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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