#bbdee3

Color #bbdee3

A moderately saturated very light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 4.08 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-100 #cefafe · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bbdee3

RGB

rgb(187, 222, 227)

HSL

hsl(187.5, 41.7%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.5, 17.6%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.6%, 2.2%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(86.18, -10.39, -6.28)

LCH

lch(86.18, 12.14, 211.15)

OKLCH

oklch(87.7%, 0.0374, 207.04)

HWB

hwb(187.5, 73.3%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3c0bb

Analogous

#bbe3d4

#bbdee3

#bbcae3

Triadic

#bbdee3

#e3bbde

#dee3bb

Split-complementary

#bbdee3

#e3bbca

#e3d4bb

Tetradic

#bbdee3

#c0bbe3

#e3c0bb

#dee3bb

Square

#bbdee3

#d4bbe3

#e3c0bb

#cae3bb

Shades

Color #bbdee3 mixed toward black.

#8ac6cf

#59afbb

#3c8893

#285b62

#142d31

Tints

Color #bbdee3 mixed toward white.

#c6e4e8

#d2e9ec

#ddeff1

#e8f4f6

#f4fafa

Tones

Color #bbdee3 mixed toward gray.

#bedce0

#c2d9dc

#c5d7d9

#c8d4d6

#ccd2d2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbe2 · ΔE 17.4

Deuteranopia

#c9c6e2 · ΔE 19.6

Tritanopia

#bde1e1 · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#d8d8d8 · ΔE 12.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbdee3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbdee3]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Light Blue #add8e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Frequently asked questions

#bbdee3 (#bbdee3) is rgb(187, 222, 227) in RGB.

No, #bbdee3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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