#bdc3cc

Color #bdc3cc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.3 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bdc3cc

RGB

rgb(189, 195, 204)

HSL

hsl(216, 12.8%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 7.4%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.4%, 4.4%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(78.58, -0.33, -5.22)

LCH

lch(78.58, 5.23, 266.38)

OKLCH

oklch(81.5%, 0.0143, 258.3)

HWB

hwb(216, 74.1%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccc6bd

Analogous

#bdcbcc

#bdc3cc

#bfbdcc

Triadic

#bdc3cc

#ccbdc3

#c3ccbd

Split-complementary

#bdc3cc

#ccbfbd

#cbccbd

Tetradic

#bdc3cc

#c6bdcc

#ccc6bd

#c3ccbd

Square

#bdc3cc

#ccbdcb

#ccc6bd

#bdccbf

Shades

Color #bdc3cc mixed toward black.

#98a2b0

#738093

#56606f

#39404a

#1d2025

Tints

Color #bdc3cc mixed toward white.

#c8cdd5

#d3d7dd

#dee1e6

#e9ebee

#f4f5f7

Tones

Color #bdc3cc mixed toward gray.

#bec3cb

#c0c4ca

#c1c4c8

#c2c4c7

#c3c4c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0ca · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#bfbfc9 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#bdc8c8 · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 4.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdc3cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdc3cc]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#bdc3cc (#bdc3cc) is rgb(189, 195, 204) in RGB.

No, #bdc3cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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