#bbcee6

Color #bbcee6

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.82 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbcee6

RGB

rgb(187, 206, 230)

HSL

hsl(213.5, 46.2%, 81.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.5, 18.7%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.7%, 10.4%, 0%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(82.07, -1.43, -14)

LCH

lch(82.07, 14.07, 264.17)

OKLCH

oklch(84.5%, 0.0395, 254.27)

HWB

hwb(213.5, 73.3%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e6d3bb

Analogous

#bbe4e6

#bbcee6

#bebbe6

Triadic

#bbcee6

#e6bbce

#cee6bb

Split-complementary

#bbcee6

#e6bebb

#e4e6bb

Tetradic

#bbcee6

#d3bbe6

#e6d3bb

#cee6bb

Square

#bbcee6

#e6bbe4

#e6d3bb

#bbe6be

Shades

Color #bbcee6 mixed toward black.

#88a9d3

#5585c1

#386398

#254266

#132133

Tints

Color #bbcee6 mixed toward white.

#c6d6ea

#d2deee

#dde7f3

#e8eff7

#f4f7fb

Tones

Color #bbcee6 mixed toward gray.

#bfcfe2

#c2cfdf

#c6cfdb

#c9d0d8

#cdd0d4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c4c4e1 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#c2c1df · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#bcdcdb · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#cccccc · ΔE 10.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbcee6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbcee6]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbcee6 (#bbcee6) is rgb(187, 206, 230) in RGB.

No, #bbcee6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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