#bcb9e5

Color #bcb9e5

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb9e5

RGB

rgb(188, 185, 229)

HSL

hsl(244.1, 45.8%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.1, 19.2%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.9%, 19.2%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(76.71, 9.94, -21.54)

LCH

lch(76.71, 23.72, 294.77)

OKLCH

oklch(80.3%, 0.0618, 288)

HWB

hwb(244.1, 72.5%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2e5b9

Analogous

#b9cce5

#bcb9e5

#d2b9e5

Triadic

#bcb9e5

#e5bcb9

#b9e5bc

Split-complementary

#bcb9e5

#e5d2b9

#cce5b9

Tetradic

#bcb9e5

#e5b9e2

#e2e5b9

#b9e5bc

Square

#bcb9e5

#e5b9cc

#e2e5b9

#b9e5d2

Shades

Color #bcb9e5 mixed toward black.

#8c87d2

#5c54c0

#3f3897

#2a2565

#151332

Tints

Color #bcb9e5 mixed toward white.

#c7c5e9

#d2d0ee

#dedcf2

#e9e8f6

#f4f3fb

Tones

Color #bcb9e5 mixed toward gray.

#bfbde1

#c2c0de

#c6c4da

#c9c8d6

#cccbd3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbdb · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#bbbbd9 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#bcd3d2 · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 16.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb9e5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb9e5]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bcb9e5 (#bcb9e5) is rgb(188, 185, 229) in RGB.

No, #bcb9e5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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