#bdc5dc

Color #bdc5dc

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.37 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bdc5dc

RGB

rgb(189, 197, 220)

HSL

hsl(224.5, 30.7%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.5, 14.1%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.1%, 10.5%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(79.57, 1.85, -12.37)

LCH

lch(79.57, 12.51, 278.51)

OKLCH

oklch(82.5%, 0.0334, 270.34)

HWB

hwb(224.5, 74.1%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcd4bd

Analogous

#bdd5dc

#bdc5dc

#c5bddc

Triadic

#bdc5dc

#dcbdc5

#c5dcbd

Split-complementary

#bdc5dc

#dcc5bd

#d5dcbd

Tetradic

#bdc5dc

#d4bddc

#dcd4bd

#c5dcbd

Square

#bdc5dc

#dcbdd5

#dcd4bd

#bddcc5

Shades

Color #bdc5dc mixed toward black.

#909ec4

#6477ad

#475786

#2f3a59

#181d2d

Tints

Color #bdc5dc mixed toward white.

#c8cfe2

#d3d8e8

#dee2ee

#e9ecf3

#f4f5f9

Tones

Color #bdc5dc mixed toward gray.

#c0c6d9

#c2c8d7

#c5c9d4

#c7cad2

#cacbcf

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

#c1c1d7 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#c0bfd5 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#bdd2d1 · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 9.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdc5dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdc5dc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#bdc5dc (#bdc5dc) is rgb(189, 197, 220) in RGB.

No, #bdc5dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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