#bdd4e8

Color #bdd4e8

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.47 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bdd4e8

RGB

rgb(189, 212, 232)

HSL

hsl(207.9, 48.3%, 82.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.9, 18.5%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.5%, 8.6%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(83.83, -3.54, -12.41)

LCH

lch(83.83, 12.91, 254.08)

OKLCH

oklch(85.9%, 0.0373, 244.4)

HWB

hwb(207.9, 74.1%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8d1bd

Analogous

#bde8e6

#bdd4e8

#bdbee8

Triadic

#bdd4e8

#e8bdd4

#d4e8bd

Split-complementary

#bdd4e8

#e8bdbe

#e8e6bd

Tetradic

#bdd4e8

#d1bde8

#e8d1bd

#d4e8bd

Square

#bdd4e8

#e6bde8

#e8d1bd

#bee8bd

Shades

Color #bdd4e8 mixed toward black.

#89b2d6

#5590c4

#366d9c

#244868

#122434

Tints

Color #bdd4e8 mixed toward white.

#c8dbec

#d3e2f0

#dee9f3

#e9f1f7

#f4f8fb

Tones

Color #bdd4e8 mixed toward gray.

#c0d4e4

#c4d3e1

#c8d3dd

#cbd3da

#cfd3d6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c7c8e3 · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#c6c4e2 · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#bee0df · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#d1d1d1 · ΔE 10.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdd4e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdd4e8]

Related colors

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#bdd4e8 (#bdd4e8) is rgb(189, 212, 232) in RGB.

No, #bdd4e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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