#bdc6e1

Color #bdc6e1

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.03 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bdc6e1

RGB

rgb(189, 198, 225)

HSL

hsl(225, 37.5%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 16%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(16%, 12%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(79.98, 2.37, -14.44)

LCH

lch(79.98, 14.63, 279.32)

OKLCH

oklch(82.8%, 0.0391, 270.88)

HWB

hwb(225, 74.1%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1d8bd

Analogous

#bdd8e1

#bdc6e1

#c6bde1

Triadic

#bdc6e1

#e1bdc6

#c6e1bd

Split-complementary

#bdc6e1

#e1c6bd

#d8e1bd

Tetradic

#bdc6e1

#d8bde1

#e1d8bd

#c6e1bd

Square

#bdc6e1

#e1bdd8

#e1d8bd

#bde1c6

Shades

Color #bdc6e1 mixed toward black.

#8e9dcb

#5e74b6

#41548e

#2b385f

#161c2f

Tints

Color #bdc6e1 mixed toward white.

#c8d0e6

#d3d9eb

#dee3f0

#e9ecf5

#f4f6fa

Tones

Color #bdc6e1 mixed toward gray.

#c0c8de

#c3c9db

#c6cbd8

#c9ccd5

#ccced2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1db · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#c0c0d9 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#bdd6d5 · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 11.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdc6e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdc6e1]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bdc6e1 (#bdc6e1) is rgb(189, 198, 225) in RGB.

No, #bdc6e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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