#bcd9e6

Color #bcd9e6

A moderately saturated very light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 4.59 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bcd9e6

RGB

rgb(188, 217, 230)

HSL

hsl(198.6, 45.7%, 82%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.6, 18.3%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.3%, 5.7%, 0%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(85.01, -6.88, -9.59)

LCH

lch(85.01, 11.8, 234.34)

OKLCH

oklch(86.8%, 0.0357, 226.7)

HWB

hwb(198.6, 73.7%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e6c9bc

Analogous

#bce6de

#bcd9e6

#bcc4e6

Triadic

#bcd9e6

#e6bcd9

#d9e6bc

Split-complementary

#bcd9e6

#e6bcc4

#e6debc

Tetradic

#bcd9e6

#c9bce6

#e6c9bc

#d9e6bc

Square

#bcd9e6

#debce6

#e6c9bc

#c4e6bc

Shades

Color #bcd9e6 mixed toward black.

#89bcd3

#579fc0

#397b98

#265266

#132933

Tints

Color #bcd9e6 mixed toward white.

#c7dfea

#d2e6ee

#deecf3

#e9f2f7

#f4f9fb

Tones

Color #bcd9e6 mixed toward gray.

#c0d8e3

#c3d6df

#c7d5dc

#cad4d8

#ced2d5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9e3 · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#c8c5e2 · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#bee0e0 · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#d4d4d4 · ΔE 10.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcd9e6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcd9e6]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#bcd9e6 (#bcd9e6) is rgb(188, 217, 230) in RGB.

No, #bcd9e6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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