#bcb9d9

Color #bcb9d9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.91 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb9d9

RGB

rgb(188, 185, 217)

HSL

hsl(245.6, 29.6%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.6, 14.7%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.4%, 14.7%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(76.31, 7.36, -15.64)

LCH

lch(76.31, 17.29, 295.2)

OKLCH

oklch(79.9%, 0.0449, 289.65)

HWB

hwb(245.6, 72.5%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6d9b9

Analogous

#b9c6d9

#bcb9d9

#ccb9d9

Triadic

#bcb9d9

#d9bcb9

#b9d9bc

Split-complementary

#bcb9d9

#d9ccb9

#c6d9b9

Tetradic

#bcb9d9

#d9b9d6

#d6d9b9

#b9d9bc

Square

#bcb9d9

#d9b9c6

#d6d9b9

#b9d9cc

Shades

Color #bcb9d9 mixed toward black.

#928ec1

#6962aa

#4c4782

#332f57

#19182b

Tints

Color #bcb9d9 mixed toward white.

#c7c5df

#d2d0e6

#dddcec

#e9e8f2

#f4f3f9

Tones

Color #bcb9d9 mixed toward gray.

#bebcd6

#c0bed4

#c2c1d1

#c5c4ce

#c7c6cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbd2 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#bbbbd0 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#bccccb · ΔE 17.8

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 13.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb9d9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb9d9]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bcb9d9 (#bcb9d9) is rgb(188, 185, 217) in RGB.

No, #bcb9d9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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