#bdcae6

Color #bdcae6

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.76 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bdcae6

RGB

rgb(189, 202, 230)

HSL

hsl(221, 45.1%, 82.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221, 17.8%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.8%, 12.2%, 0%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(81.17, 1.31, -15.33)

LCH

lch(81.17, 15.39, 274.88)

OKLCH

oklch(83.8%, 0.0417, 265.74)

HWB

hwb(221, 74.1%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e6d9bd

Analogous

#bddfe6

#bdcae6

#c5bde6

Triadic

#bdcae6

#e6bdca

#cae6bd

Split-complementary

#bdcae6

#e6c5bd

#dfe6bd

Tetradic

#bdcae6

#d9bde6

#e6d9bd

#cae6bd

Square

#bdcae6

#e6bddf

#e6d9bd

#bde6c5

Shades

Color #bdcae6 mixed toward black.

#8aa1d3

#5879c0

#3a5798

#263a65

#131d33

Tints

Color #bdcae6 mixed toward white.

#c8d3ea

#d3dcee

#dee5f3

#e9edf7

#f4f6fb

Tones

Color #bdcae6 mixed toward gray.

#c1cbe3

#c4cddf

#c7cedc

#cbcfd8

#ced0d5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c3e0 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#c2c1de · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#bedad9 · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 11.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdcae6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdcae6]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#bdcae6 (#bdcae6) is rgb(189, 202, 230) in RGB.

No, #bdcae6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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