#bbe9ff

Color #bbe9ff

A vivid, highly saturated very light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 7.34 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#bbe9ff

RGB

rgb(187, 233, 255)

HSL

hsl(199.4, 100%, 86.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.4, 26.7%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.7%, 8.6%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(89.89, -9.93, -15.47)

LCH

lch(89.89, 18.38, 237.3)

OKLCH

oklch(90.9%, 0.0563, 228.6)

HWB

hwb(199.4, 73.3%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ffd1bb

Analogous

#bbfff3

#bbe9ff

#bbc7ff

Triadic

#bbe9ff

#ffbbe9

#e9ffbb

Split-complementary

#bbe9ff

#ffbbc7

#fff3bb

Tetradic

#bbe9ff

#d1bbff

#ffd1bb

#e9ffbb

Square

#bbe9ff

#f3bbff

#ffd1bb

#c7ffbb

Shades

Color #bbe9ff mixed toward black.

#71d1ff

#28b9ff

#0096dd

#006493

#00324a

Tints

Color #bbe9ff mixed toward white.

#c6edff

#d2f0ff

#ddf4ff

#e8f8ff

#f4fbff

Tones

Color #bbe9ff mixed toward gray.

#c1e7f9

#c6e5f4

#cce3ee

#d2e1e8

#d7dfe3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d1d1fa · ΔE 18

Deuteranopia

#cecaf9 · ΔE 19.2

Tritanopia

#bef6f5 · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#e2e2e2 · ΔE 14.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbe9ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbe9ff]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Charcoal #36454f

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#bbe9ff (#bbe9ff) is rgb(187, 233, 255) in RGB.

No, #bbe9ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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