#bcbad1

Color #bcbad1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.83 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbad1

RGB

rgb(188, 186, 209)

HSL

hsl(245.2, 20%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.2, 11%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(10%, 11%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(76.32, 5.16, -11.29)

LCH

lch(76.32, 12.41, 294.56)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.0323, 289.56)

HWB

hwb(245.2, 72.9%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfd1ba

Analogous

#bac4d1

#bcbad1

#c8bad1

Triadic

#bcbad1

#d1bcba

#bad1bc

Split-complementary

#bcbad1

#d1c8ba

#c4d1ba

Tetradic

#bcbad1

#d1bacf

#cfd1ba

#bad1bc

Square

#bcbad1

#d1bac4

#cfd1ba

#bad1c8

Shades

Color #bcbad1 mixed toward black.

#9693b7

#6f6b9c

#524f77

#37354f

#1b1a28

Tints

Color #bcbad1 mixed toward white.

#c7c6d9

#d2d1e0

#dedde8

#e9e8f0

#f4f4f7

Tones

Color #bcbad1 mixed toward gray.

#bebccf

#bfbecd

#c1c0cb

#c2c2c9

#c4c4c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

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

#bbbbcc · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#bbbbca · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#bcc7c7 · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbad1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbad1]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bcbad1 (#bcbad1) is rgb(188, 186, 209) in RGB.

No, #bcbad1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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