#bfd8e6

Color #bfd8e6

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 5.86 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#bfd8e6

RGB

rgb(191, 216, 230)

HSL

hsl(201.5, 43.8%, 82.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.5, 17%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(17%, 6.1%, 0%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(84.95, -5.43, -9.67)

LCH

lch(84.95, 11.09, 240.68)

OKLCH

oklch(86.8%, 0.0331, 232.37)

HWB

hwb(201.5, 74.9%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e6cdbf

Analogous

#bfe6e0

#bfd8e6

#bfc4e6

Triadic

#bfd8e6

#e6bfd8

#d8e6bf

Split-complementary

#bfd8e6

#e6bfc4

#e6e0bf

Tetradic

#bfd8e6

#cdbfe6

#e6cdbf

#d8e6bf

Square

#bfd8e6

#e0bfe6

#e6cdbf

#c4e6bf

Shades

Color #bfd8e6 mixed toward black.

#8cb9d2

#5a9abf

#3b7697

#274f65

#142732

Tints

Color #bfd8e6 mixed toward white.

#cadeea

#d4e5ee

#dfebf2

#eaf2f7

#f4f8fb

Tones

Color #bfd8e6 mixed toward gray.

#c2d7e3

#c5d6df

#c9d5dc

#ccd4d9

#cfd3d6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacbe3 · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#c9c7e2 · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#c0e0df · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#d4d4d4 · ΔE 9.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bfd8e6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfd8e6]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#bfd8e6 (#bfd8e6) is rgb(191, 216, 230) in RGB.

No, #bfd8e6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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