#bcc9e2

Color #bcc9e2

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.27 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bcc9e2

RGB

rgb(188, 201, 226)

HSL

hsl(219.5, 39.6%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.5, 16.8%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.8%, 11.1%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(80.71, 0.67, -13.88)

LCH

lch(80.71, 13.9, 272.76)

OKLCH

oklch(83.4%, 0.0378, 263.63)

HWB

hwb(219.5, 73.7%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2d5bc

Analogous

#bcdce2

#bcc9e2

#c2bce2

Triadic

#bcc9e2

#e2bcc9

#c9e2bc

Split-complementary

#bcc9e2

#e2c2bc

#dce2bc

Tetradic

#bcc9e2

#d5bce2

#e2d5bc

#c9e2bc

Square

#bcc9e2

#e2bcdc

#e2d5bc

#bce2c2

Shades

Color #bcc9e2 mixed toward black.

#8ca2cd

#5c7bb8

#3f5b91

#2a3c60

#151e30

Tints

Color #bcc9e2 mixed toward white.

#c7d2e7

#d2dbec

#dee4f1

#e9edf5

#f4f6fa

Tones

Color #bcc9e2 mixed toward gray.

#bfcadf

#c2cbdc

#c6ccd9

#c9cdd5

#ccced2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c2dc · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#c1c0db · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#bdd8d7 · ΔE 14

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcc9e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcc9e2]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#bcc9e2 (#bcc9e2) is rgb(188, 201, 226) in RGB.

No, #bcc9e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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