#bcd8eb

Color #bcd8eb

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 5.78 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bcd8eb

RGB

rgb(188, 216, 235)

HSL

hsl(204.3, 54%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.3, 20%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(20%, 8.1%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(84.89, -5.29, -12.42)

LCH

lch(84.89, 13.5, 246.93)

OKLCH

oklch(86.8%, 0.0399, 237.71)

HWB

hwb(204.3, 73.7%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebcfbc

Analogous

#bcebe6

#bcd8eb

#bcc0eb

Triadic

#bcd8eb

#ebbcd8

#d8ebbc

Split-complementary

#bcd8eb

#ebbcc0

#ebe6bc

Tetradic

#bcd8eb

#cfbceb

#ebcfbc

#d8ebbc

Square

#bcd8eb

#e6bceb

#ebcfbc

#c0ebbc

Shades

Color #bcd8eb mixed toward black.

#86b8db

#4f99cb

#3175a3

#204e6d

#102736

Tints

Color #bcd8eb mixed toward white.

#c7deee

#d2e5f2

#ddebf5

#e9f2f8

#f4f8fc

Tones

Color #bcd8eb mixed toward gray.

#c0d7e7

#c4d6e3

#c8d6df

#ccd5db

#cfd4d7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9e7 · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#c7c5e6 · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#bee3e2 · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#d4d4d4 · ΔE 11.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcd8eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcd8eb]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#bcd8eb (#bcd8eb) is rgb(188, 216, 235) in RGB.

No, #bcd8eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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