#bcd9e9

Color #bcd9e9

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 4.84 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bcd9e9

RGB

rgb(188, 217, 233)

HSL

hsl(201.3, 50.6%, 82.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.3, 19.3%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.3%, 6.9%, 0%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(85.1, -6.24, -11.05)

LCH

lch(85.1, 12.69, 240.55)

OKLCH

oklch(86.9%, 0.038, 232.05)

HWB

hwb(201.3, 73.7%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e9ccbc

Analogous

#bce9e2

#bcd9e9

#bcc2e9

Triadic

#bcd9e9

#e9bcd9

#d9e9bc

Split-complementary

#bcd9e9

#e9bcc2

#e9e2bc

Tetradic

#bcd9e9

#ccbce9

#e9ccbc

#d9e9bc

Square

#bcd9e9

#e2bce9

#e9ccbc

#c2e9bc

Shades

Color #bcd9e9 mixed toward black.

#87bbd8

#529dc6

#34799e

#23506a

#112835

Tints

Color #bcd9e9 mixed toward white.

#c7dfed

#d2e6f0

#ddecf4

#e9f2f8

#f4f9fb

Tones

Color #bcd9e9 mixed toward gray.

#c0d8e5

#c3d7e1

#c7d6de

#cbd5da

#cfd3d6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9e5 · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#c8c5e4 · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#bee2e2 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#d5d5d5 · ΔE 10.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcd9e9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcd9e9]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Frequently asked questions

#bcd9e9 (#bcd9e9) is rgb(188, 217, 233) in RGB.

No, #bcd9e9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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