#bcbddc

Color #bcbddc

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.19 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbddc

RGB

rgb(188, 189, 220)

HSL

hsl(238.1, 31.4%, 80%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(238.1, 14.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.5%, 14.1%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(77.43, 5.83, -15.58)

LCH

lch(77.43, 16.64, 290.52)

OKLCH

oklch(80.8%, 0.0435, 283.97)

HWB

hwb(238.1, 73.7%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcdbbc

Analogous

#bccddc

#bcbddc

#cbbcdc

Triadic

#bcbddc

#dcbcbd

#bddcbc

Split-complementary

#bcbddc

#dccbbc

#cddcbc

Tetradic

#bcbddc

#dbbcdc

#dcdbbc

#bddcbc

Square

#bcbddc

#dcbccd

#dcdbbc

#bcdccb

Shades

Color #bcbddc mixed toward black.

#8f91c5

#6365ad

#464886

#2f3059

#17182d

Tints

Color #bcbddc mixed toward white.

#c7c8e2

#d2d3e8

#dddeee

#e9e9f3

#f4f4f9

Tones

Color #bcbddc mixed toward gray.

#bfc0d9

#c1c2d7

#c4c5d4

#c7c7d1

#c9cacf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcd5 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#bcbcd3 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#bccfce · ΔE 17.2

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 12.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbddc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbddc]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bcbddc (#bcbddc) is rgb(188, 189, 220) in RGB.

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

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