#bcd6ea

Color #bcd6ea

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 6.57 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bcd6ea

RGB

rgb(188, 214, 234)

HSL

hsl(206.1, 52.3%, 82.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.1, 19.7%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.7%, 8.5%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(84.34, -4.46, -12.71)

LCH

lch(84.34, 13.47, 250.66)

OKLCH

oklch(86.3%, 0.0394, 241.16)

HWB

hwb(206.1, 73.7%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ead0bc

Analogous

#bceae7

#bcd6ea

#bcbfea

Triadic

#bcd6ea

#eabcd6

#d6eabc

Split-complementary

#bcd6ea

#eabcbf

#eae7bc

Tetradic

#bcd6ea

#d0bcea

#ead0bc

#d6eabc

Square

#bcd6ea

#e7bcea

#ead0bc

#bfeabc

Shades

Color #bcd6ea mixed toward black.

#86b5d9

#5194c8

#3271a1

#224b6b

#112636

Tints

Color #bcd6ea mixed toward white.

#c7dded

#d2e4f1

#ddeaf4

#e9f1f8

#f4f8fb

Tones

Color #bcd6ea mixed toward gray.

#c0d5e6

#c4d5e2

#c7d4de

#cbd4db

#cfd3d7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c8e5 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#c6c4e4 · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#bde2e1 · ΔE 10.9

Achromatopsia

#d2d2d2 · ΔE 10.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcd6ea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcd6ea]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#bcd6ea (#bcd6ea) is rgb(188, 214, 234) in RGB.

No, #bcd6ea is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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