#bbcbe9

Color #bbcbe9

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.87 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bbcbe9

RGB

rgb(187, 203, 233)

HSL

hsl(219.1, 51.1%, 82.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.1, 19.7%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.7%, 12.9%, 0%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(81.38, 0.81, -16.63)

LCH

lch(81.38, 16.65, 272.79)

OKLCH

oklch(84%, 0.0455, 263.06)

HWB

hwb(219.1, 73.3%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e9d9bb

Analogous

#bbe2e9

#bbcbe9

#c2bbe9

Triadic

#bbcbe9

#e9bbcb

#cbe9bb

Split-complementary

#bbcbe9

#e9c2bb

#e2e9bb

Tetradic

#bbcbe9

#d9bbe9

#e9d9bb

#cbe9bb

Square

#bbcbe9

#e9bbe2

#e9d9bb

#bbe9c2

Shades

Color #bbcbe9 mixed toward black.

#86a3d8

#517ac7

#33599f

#223b6a

#111e35

Tints

Color #bbcbe9 mixed toward white.

#c6d4ed

#d2dcf0

#dde5f4

#e8eef8

#f4f6fb

Tones

Color #bbcbe9 mixed toward gray.

#bfcce5

#c3cde1

#c7cfde

#cad0da

#ced1d6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c2e2 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#c1c0e1 · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#bcdddb · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 12.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbcbe9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbcbe9]

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

#bbcbe9 (#bbcbe9) is rgb(187, 203, 233) in RGB.

No, #bbcbe9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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