#bcc9e0

Color #bcc9e0

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.53 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bcc9e0

RGB

rgb(188, 201, 224)

HSL

hsl(218.3, 36.7%, 80.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.3, 16.1%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.1%, 10.3%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(80.65, 0.24, -12.9)

LCH

lch(80.65, 12.9, 271.07)

OKLCH

oklch(83.3%, 0.0352, 262.01)

HWB

hwb(218.3, 73.7%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e0d3bc

Analogous

#bcdbe0

#bcc9e0

#c1bce0

Triadic

#bcc9e0

#e0bcc9

#c9e0bc

Split-complementary

#bcc9e0

#e0c1bc

#dbe0bc

Tetradic

#bcc9e0

#d3bce0

#e0d3bc

#c9e0bc

Square

#bcc9e0

#e0bcdb

#e0d3bc

#bce0c1

Shades

Color #bcc9e0 mixed toward black.

#8da3ca

#5e7db5

#415d8d

#2b3e5e

#161f2f

Tints

Color #bcc9e0 mixed toward white.

#c7d2e5

#d2dbea

#dee4f0

#e9edf5

#f4f6fa

Tones

Color #bcc9e0 mixed toward gray.

#bfcadd

#c2cbda

#c5ccd7

#c8ccd4

#cbcdd1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c2db · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#c1c0d9 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#bdd6d5 · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 10

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcc9e0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcc9e0]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#bcc9e0 (#bcc9e0) is rgb(188, 201, 224) in RGB.

No, #bcc9e0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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