#bcbed6

Color #bcbed6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.16 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbed6

RGB

rgb(188, 190, 214)

HSL

hsl(235.4, 24.1%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235.4, 12.1%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.1%, 11.2%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(77.5, 4.03, -12.23)

LCH

lch(77.5, 12.88, 288.24)

OKLCH

oklch(80.8%, 0.0337, 281.81)

HWB

hwb(235.4, 73.7%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6d4bc

Analogous

#bccbd6

#bcbed6

#c7bcd6

Triadic

#bcbed6

#d6bcbe

#bed6bc

Split-complementary

#bcbed6

#d6c7bc

#cbd6bc

Tetradic

#bcbed6

#d4bcd6

#d6d4bc

#bed6bc

Square

#bcbed6

#d6bccb

#d6d4bc

#bcd6c7

Shades

Color #bcbed6 mixed toward black.

#9296bd

#696da3

#4c507d

#333553

#191b2a

Tints

Color #bcbed6 mixed toward white.

#c7c9dd

#d2d4e4

#dddeea

#e9e9f1

#f4f4f8

Tones

Color #bcbed6 mixed toward gray.

#bec0d4

#c0c2d2

#c2c3cf

#c5c5cd

#c7c7cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdd1 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#bdbdcf · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#bccccb · ΔE 14.3

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 10.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbed6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbed6]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bcbed6 (#bcbed6) is rgb(188, 190, 214) in RGB.

No, #bcbed6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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