#bdd3eb

Color #bdd3eb

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.4 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bdd3eb

RGB

rgb(189, 211, 235)

HSL

hsl(211.3, 53.5%, 83.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.3, 19.6%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.6%, 10.2%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(83.65, -2.37, -14.26)

LCH

lch(83.65, 14.46, 260.56)

OKLCH

oklch(85.8%, 0.041, 250.64)

HWB

hwb(211.3, 74.1%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebd5bd

Analogous

#bdeaeb

#bdd3eb

#bebdeb

Triadic

#bdd3eb

#ebbdd3

#d3ebbd

Split-complementary

#bdd3eb

#ebbebd

#eaebbd

Tetradic

#bdd3eb

#d5bdeb

#ebd5bd

#d3ebbd

Square

#bdd3eb

#ebbdea

#ebd5bd

#bdebbe

Shades

Color #bdd3eb mixed toward black.

#87afdb

#508bca

#3167a3

#21456c

#102236

Tints

Color #bdd3eb mixed toward white.

#c8daee

#d3e2f2

#dee9f5

#e9f0f8

#f4f8fc

Tones

Color #bdd3eb mixed toward gray.

#c1d3e7

#c5d3e3

#c8d3df

#ccd4dc

#d0d4d8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c7c7e5 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#c6c4e4 · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#bee1e0 · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#d0d0d0 · ΔE 11

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdd3eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdd3eb]

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

#bdd3eb (#bdd3eb) is rgb(189, 211, 235) in RGB.

No, #bdd3eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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