#bdd6e8

Color #bdd6e8

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 6.33 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bdd6e8

RGB

rgb(189, 214, 232)

HSL

hsl(205.1, 48.3%, 82.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.1, 18.5%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.5%, 7.8%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(84.35, -4.58, -11.63)

LCH

lch(84.35, 12.5, 248.51)

OKLCH

oklch(86.3%, 0.0367, 239.17)

HWB

hwb(205.1, 74.1%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8cfbd

Analogous

#bde8e4

#bdd6e8

#bdc0e8

Triadic

#bdd6e8

#e8bdd6

#d6e8bd

Split-complementary

#bdd6e8

#e8bdc0

#e8e4bd

Tetradic

#bdd6e8

#cfbde8

#e8cfbd

#d6e8bd

Square

#bdd6e8

#e4bde8

#e8cfbd

#c0e8bd

Shades

Color #bdd6e8 mixed toward black.

#89b6d6

#5595c4

#36719c

#244c68

#122634

Tints

Color #bdd6e8 mixed toward white.

#c8ddec

#d3e4f0

#deeaf3

#e9f1f7

#f4f8fb

Tones

Color #bdd6e8 mixed toward gray.

#c0d5e4

#c4d5e1

#c8d4dd

#cbd4da

#cfd3d6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c9e4 · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#c7c5e3 · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#bee0e0 · ΔE 9.5

Achromatopsia

#d2d2d2 · ΔE 10.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdd6e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdd6e8]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#bdd6e8 (#bdd6e8) is rgb(189, 214, 232) in RGB.

No, #bdd6e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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