#bdc3ec

Color #bdc3ec

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.64 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bdc3ec

RGB

rgb(189, 195, 236)

HSL

hsl(232.3, 55.3%, 83.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.3, 19.9%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.9%, 17.4%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(79.56, 6.37, -20.97)

LCH

lch(79.56, 21.92, 286.9)

OKLCH

oklch(82.6%, 0.0578, 278.55)

HWB

hwb(232.3, 74.1%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ece6bd

Analogous

#bddaec

#bdc3ec

#cebdec

Triadic

#bdc3ec

#ecbdc3

#c3ecbd

Split-complementary

#bdc3ec

#eccebd

#daecbd

Tetradic

#bdc3ec

#e6bdec

#ece6bd

#c3ecbd

Square

#bdc3ec

#ecbdda

#ece6bd

#bdecce

Shades

Color #bdc3ec mixed toward black.

#8691dc

#4f5fcc

#2f3fa5

#202a6e

#101537

Tints

Color #bdc3ec mixed toward white.

#c8cdef

#d3d7f2

#dee1f5

#e9ebf9

#f4f5fc

Tones

Color #bdc3ec mixed toward gray.

#c1c6e8

#c5c9e4

#c9cce0

#cdcfdc

#d0d1d8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0e3 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#bfbfe1 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#bddbda · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdc3ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdc3ec]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#bdc3ec (#bdc3ec) is rgb(189, 195, 236) in RGB.

No, #bdc3ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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