#bcb9da

Color #bcb9da

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.14 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb9da

RGB

rgb(188, 185, 218)

HSL

hsl(245.5, 30.8%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.5, 15.1%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 15.1%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(76.35, 7.57, -16.13)

LCH

lch(76.35, 17.82, 295.14)

OKLCH

oklch(79.9%, 0.0464, 289.53)

HWB

hwb(245.5, 72.5%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7dab9

Analogous

#b9c6da

#bcb9da

#ccb9da

Triadic

#bcb9da

#dabcb9

#b9dabc

Split-complementary

#bcb9da

#daccb9

#c6dab9

Tetradic

#bcb9da

#dab9d7

#d7dab9

#b9dabc

Square

#bcb9da

#dab9c6

#d7dab9

#b9dacc

Shades

Color #bcb9da mixed toward black.

#928dc3

#6861ab

#4b4684

#322e58

#19172c

Tints

Color #bcb9da mixed toward white.

#c7c5e0

#d2d0e6

#dddcec

#e9e8f3

#f4f3f9

Tones

Color #bcb9da mixed toward gray.

#bebcd7

#c0bed4

#c3c1d2

#c5c4cf

#c7c7cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbd3 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#bbbbd1 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#bccdcb · ΔE 18.6

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 13.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb9da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb9da]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bcb9da (#bcb9da) is rgb(188, 185, 218) in RGB.

No, #bcb9da is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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