#bcbbcd

Color #bcbbcd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.34 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbbcd

RGB

rgb(188, 187, 205)

HSL

hsl(243.3, 15.3%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.3, 8.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.3%, 8.8%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(76.46, 3.81, -8.91)

LCH

lch(76.46, 9.69, 293.15)

OKLCH

oklch(79.9%, 0.0252, 288.29)

HWB

hwb(243.3, 73.3%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cccdbb

Analogous

#bbc3cd

#bcbbcd

#c5bbcd

Triadic

#bcbbcd

#cdbcbb

#bbcdbc

Split-complementary

#bcbbcd

#cdc5bb

#c3cdbb

Tetradic

#bcbbcd

#cdbbcc

#cccdbb

#bbcdbc

Square

#bcbbcd

#cdbbc3

#cccdbb

#bbcdc5

Shades

Color #bcbbcd mixed toward black.

#9795b1

#727096

#555371

#38374b

#1c1c26

Tints

Color #bcbbcd mixed toward white.

#c7c6d5

#d2d2de

#dedde6

#e9e8ee

#f4f4f7

Tones

Color #bcbbcd mixed toward gray.

#bdbdcc

#bfbeca

#c0c0c9

#c1c1c7

#c3c3c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcc9 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#bcbcc8 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#bcc5c5 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 8.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbbcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbbcd]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bcbbcd (#bcbbcd) is rgb(188, 187, 205) in RGB.

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

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