#bcd9e3

Color #bcd9e3

A moderately saturated very light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 4.89 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bcd9e3

RGB

rgb(188, 217, 227)

HSL

hsl(195.4, 41.1%, 81.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195.4, 17.2%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.2%, 4.4%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(84.93, -7.51, -8.13)

LCH

lch(84.93, 11.07, 227.27)

OKLCH

oklch(86.7%, 0.0338, 220.56)

HWB

hwb(195.4, 73.7%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3c6bc

Analogous

#bce3da

#bcd9e3

#bcc6e3

Triadic

#bcd9e3

#e3bcd9

#d9e3bc

Split-complementary

#bcd9e3

#e3bcc6

#e3dabc

Tetradic

#bcd9e3

#c6bce3

#e3c6bc

#d9e3bc

Square

#bcd9e3

#dabce3

#e3c6bc

#c6e3bc

Shades

Color #bcd9e3 mixed toward black.

#8bbdcf

#5aa2ba

#3d7d92

#295362

#142a31

Tints

Color #bcd9e3 mixed toward white.

#c7dfe8

#d2e6ec

#deecf1

#e9f2f6

#f4f9fa

Tones

Color #bcd9e3 mixed toward gray.

#bfd7e0

#c3d6dd

#c6d4d9

#c9d3d6

#ccd1d3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9e1 · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#c8c5e0 · ΔE 16.8

Tritanopia

#bedfde · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#d4d4d4 · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcd9e3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcd9e3]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#bcd9e3 (#bcd9e3) is rgb(188, 217, 227) in RGB.

No, #bcd9e3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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