#bcb8eb

Color #bcb8eb

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 16.05 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb8eb

RGB

rgb(188, 184, 235)

HSL

hsl(244.7, 56%, 82.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.7, 21.7%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(20%, 21.7%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(76.66, 11.81, -24.85)

LCH

lch(76.66, 27.51, 295.42)

OKLCH

oklch(80.3%, 0.0716, 288.31)

HWB

hwb(244.7, 72.2%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e7ebb8

Analogous

#b8ceeb

#bcb8eb

#d6b8eb

Triadic

#bcb8eb

#ebbcb8

#b8ebbc

Split-complementary

#bcb8eb

#ebd6b8

#ceebb8

Tetradic

#bcb8eb

#ebb8e7

#e7ebb8

#b8ebbc

Square

#bcb8eb

#ebb8ce

#e7ebb8

#b8ebd6

Shades

Color #bcb8eb mixed toward black.

#8982dc

#554bcc

#372ea3

#251f6d

#120f36

Tints

Color #bcb8eb mixed toward white.

#c7c4ee

#d2d0f2

#dedcf5

#e9e7f8

#f4f3fc

Tones

Color #bcb8eb mixed toward gray.

#c0bce7

#c3c1e3

#c7c5de

#cac9da

#cecdd6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babae0 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#bbbbdd · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#bcd7d5 · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 17.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb8eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb8eb]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bcb8eb (#bcb8eb) is rgb(188, 184, 235) in RGB.

No, #bcb8eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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