#bcbad5

Color #bcbad5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.78 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbad5

RGB

rgb(188, 186, 213)

HSL

hsl(244.4, 24.3%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.4, 12.7%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.7%, 12.7%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(76.44, 5.98, -13.27)

LCH

lch(76.44, 14.56, 294.26)

OKLCH

oklch(79.9%, 0.0379, 288.96)

HWB

hwb(244.4, 72.9%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3d5ba

Analogous

#bac5d5

#bcbad5

#c9bad5

Triadic

#bcbad5

#d5bcba

#bad5bc

Split-complementary

#bcbad5

#d5c9ba

#c5d5ba

Tetradic

#bcbad5

#d5bad3

#d3d5ba

#bad5bc

Square

#bcbad5

#d5bac5

#d3d5ba

#bad5c9

Shades

Color #bcbad5 mixed toward black.

#9491bc

#6c67a3

#4f4b7c

#353253

#1a1929

Tints

Color #bcbad5 mixed toward white.

#c7c5dc

#d2d1e3

#dddcea

#e9e8f1

#f4f3f8

Tones

Color #bcbad5 mixed toward gray.

#bebcd3

#c0bed0

#c2c1ce

#c4c3cc

#c5c5ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbcf · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#bbbbcd · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#bccac9 · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 11.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbad5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbad5]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bcbad5 (#bcbad5) is rgb(188, 186, 213) in RGB.

No, #bcbad5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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