#bdd9e4

Color #bdd9e4

A moderately saturated very light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 5.05 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bdd9e4

RGB

rgb(189, 217, 228)

HSL

hsl(196.9, 41.9%, 81.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196.9, 17.1%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.1%, 4.8%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(85.02, -6.99, -8.51)

LCH

lch(85.02, 11.01, 230.6)

OKLCH

oklch(86.8%, 0.0335, 223.43)

HWB

hwb(196.9, 74.1%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4c8bd

Analogous

#bde4dc

#bdd9e4

#bdc6e4

Triadic

#bdd9e4

#e4bdd9

#d9e4bd

Split-complementary

#bdd9e4

#e4bdc6

#e4dcbd

Tetradic

#bdd9e4

#c8bde4

#e4c8bd

#d9e4bd

Square

#bdd9e4

#dcbde4

#e4c8bd

#c6e4bd

Shades

Color #bdd9e4 mixed toward black.

#8cbdd0

#5aa0bc

#3d7b94

#285263

#142931

Tints

Color #bdd9e4 mixed toward white.

#c8dfe9

#d3e6ed

#deecf2

#e9f2f6

#f4f9fb

Tones

Color #bdd9e4 mixed toward gray.

#c0d8e1

#c4d6de

#c7d5da

#cad3d7

#cdd2d4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacae1 · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#c8c6e1 · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#bfdfdf · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#d4d4d4 · ΔE 10.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdd9e4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdd9e4]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#bdd9e4 (#bdd9e4) is rgb(189, 217, 228) in RGB.

No, #bdd9e4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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