#bec9d8

Color #bec9d8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.83 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#bec9d8

RGB

rgb(190, 201, 216)

HSL

hsl(214.6, 25%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.6, 12%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(12%, 6.9%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(80.56, -0.78, -8.73)

LCH

lch(80.56, 8.76, 264.89)

OKLCH

oklch(83.2%, 0.0242, 256.14)

HWB

hwb(214.6, 74.5%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8cdbe

Analogous

#bed6d8

#bec9d8

#c0bed8

Triadic

#bec9d8

#d8bec9

#c9d8be

Split-complementary

#bec9d8

#d8c0be

#d6d8be

Tetradic

#bec9d8

#cdbed8

#d8cdbe

#c9d8be

Square

#bec9d8

#d8bed6

#d8cdbe

#bed8c0

Shades

Color #bec9d8 mixed toward black.

#94a6bf

#6983a5

#4c627f

#334155

#19212a

Tints

Color #bec9d8 mixed toward white.

#c9d2de

#d4dbe5

#dee4eb

#e9edf2

#f4f6f8

Tones

Color #bec9d8 mixed toward gray.

#c0c9d6

#c2cad4

#c4cad1

#c7cacf

#c9cbcd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c3d4 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#c2c1d4 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#bfd2d1 · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 7.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bec9d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bec9d8]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#bec9d8 (#bec9d8) is rgb(190, 201, 216) in RGB.

No, #bec9d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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