#bbd9db

Color #bbd9db

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 6.09 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-100 #cefafe · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bbd9db

RGB

rgb(187, 217, 219)

HSL

hsl(183.8, 30.8%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.8, 14.6%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.6%, 0.9%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(84.64, -9.48, -4.32)

LCH

lch(84.64, 10.42, 204.5)

OKLCH

oklch(86.4%, 0.0319, 201.5)

HWB

hwb(183.8, 73.3%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbbdbb

Analogous

#bbdbcd

#bbd9db

#bbc9db

Triadic

#bbd9db

#dbbbd9

#d9dbbb

Split-complementary

#bbd9db

#dbbbc9

#dbcdbb

Tetradic

#bbd9db

#bdbbdb

#dbbdbb

#d9dbbb

Square

#bbd9db

#cdbbdb

#dbbdbb

#c9dbbb

Shades

Color #bbd9db mixed toward black.

#8fc0c4

#62a8ac

#468185

#2f5658

#172b2c

Tints

Color #bbd9db mixed toward white.

#c6dfe1

#d2e6e7

#ddeced

#e8f2f3

#f4f9f9

Tones

Color #bbd9db mixed toward gray.

#bed7d8

#c0d4d6

#c3d2d3

#c6d0d0

#c8cdce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9db · ΔE 15.7

Deuteranopia

#c7c5da · ΔE 17.3

Tritanopia

#bddada · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#d3d3d3 · ΔE 11.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbd9db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbd9db]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#bbd9db (#bbd9db) is rgb(187, 217, 219) in RGB.

No, #bbd9db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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