#bcd9e5

Color #bcd9e5

A moderately saturated very light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 4.63 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bcd9e5

RGB

rgb(188, 217, 229)

HSL

hsl(197.6, 44.1%, 81.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.6, 17.9%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.9%, 5.2%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(84.98, -7.09, -9.11)

LCH

lch(84.98, 11.54, 232.11)

OKLCH

oklch(86.8%, 0.035, 224.65)

HWB

hwb(197.6, 73.7%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5c8bc

Analogous

#bce5dd

#bcd9e5

#bcc5e5

Triadic

#bcd9e5

#e5bcd9

#d9e5bc

Split-complementary

#bcd9e5

#e5bcc5

#e5ddbc

Tetradic

#bcd9e5

#c8bce5

#e5c8bc

#d9e5bc

Square

#bcd9e5

#ddbce5

#e5c8bc

#c5e5bc

Shades

Color #bcd9e5 mixed toward black.

#8abdd2

#58a0be

#3a7b96

#275264

#132932

Tints

Color #bcd9e5 mixed toward white.

#c7dfe9

#d2e6ee

#deecf2

#e9f2f6

#f4f9fb

Tones

Color #bcd9e5 mixed toward gray.

#c0d8e2

#c3d6de

#c6d5db

#cad3d7

#cdd2d4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9e2 · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#c8c5e1 · ΔE 16.5

Tritanopia

#bee0df · ΔE 6.7

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: #bcd9e5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcd9e5]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#bcd9e5 (#bcd9e5) is rgb(188, 217, 229) in RGB.

No, #bcd9e5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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