#bfd8ec

Color #bfd8ec

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 6.95 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bfd8ec

RGB

rgb(191, 216, 236)

HSL

hsl(206.7, 54.2%, 83.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.7, 19.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.1%, 8.5%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(85.12, -4.16, -12.59)

LCH

lch(85.12, 13.26, 251.72)

OKLCH

oklch(87%, 0.0386, 242.17)

HWB

hwb(206.7, 74.9%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecd3bf

Analogous

#bfece9

#bfd8ec

#bfc1ec

Triadic

#bfd8ec

#ecbfd8

#d8ecbf

Split-complementary

#bfd8ec

#ecbfc1

#ece9bf

Tetradic

#bfd8ec

#d3bfec

#ecd3bf

#d8ecbf

Square

#bfd8ec

#e9bfec

#ecd3bf

#c1ecbf

Shades

Color #bfd8ec mixed toward black.

#88b6dc

#5195cb

#3171a5

#214b6e

#102637

Tints

Color #bfd8ec mixed toward white.

#cadeef

#d4e5f2

#dfebf5

#eaf2f9

#f4f8fc

Tones

Color #bfd8ec mixed toward gray.

#c3d8e8

#c6d7e4

#cad7e1

#ced6dd

#d2d6d9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacbe7 · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#c9c7e6 · ΔE 13.3

Tritanopia

#c0e4e3 · ΔE 10.9

Achromatopsia

#d5d5d5 · ΔE 10.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfd8ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfd8ec]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Charcoal #36454f

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#bfd8ec (#bfd8ec) is rgb(191, 216, 236) in RGB.

No, #bfd8ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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