#bdc9d6

Color #bdc9d6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.62 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#bdc9d6

RGB

rgb(189, 201, 214)

HSL

hsl(211.2, 23.4%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.2, 11.7%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.7%, 6.1%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(80.43, -1.51, -7.86)

LCH

lch(80.43, 8, 259.13)

OKLCH

oklch(83.1%, 0.0225, 250.28)

HWB

hwb(211.2, 74.1%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6cabd

Analogous

#bdd5d6

#bdc9d6

#bdbdd6

Triadic

#bdc9d6

#d6bdc9

#c9d6bd

Split-complementary

#bdc9d6

#d6bdbd

#d5d6bd

Tetradic

#bdc9d6

#cabdd6

#d6cabd

#c9d6bd

Square

#bdc9d6

#d6bdd5

#d6cabd

#bdd6bd

Shades

Color #bdc9d6 mixed toward black.

#93a7bc

#6a85a3

#4d647c

#334353

#1a2129

Tints

Color #bdc9d6 mixed toward white.

#c8d2dd

#d3dbe4

#dee4ea

#e9edf1

#f4f6f8

Tones

Color #bdc9d6 mixed toward gray.

#bfc9d4

#c1c9d2

#c3c9d0

#c5c9ce

#c7c9cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c2d3 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#c2c1d2 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#bed1d0 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 6.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdc9d6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdc9d6]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#bdc9d6 (#bdc9d6) is rgb(189, 201, 214) in RGB.

No, #bdc9d6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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