#bcaeef

Color #bcaeef

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.74 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bcaeef

RGB

rgb(188, 174, 239)

HSL

hsl(252.9, 67%, 81%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.9, 27.2%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.3%, 27.2%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(74.31, 18.21, -30.61)

LCH

lch(74.31, 35.62, 300.75)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0923, 294.04)

HWB

hwb(252.9, 68.2%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1efae

Analogous

#aec1ef

#bcaeef

#ddaeef

Triadic

#bcaeef

#efbcae

#aeefbc

Split-complementary

#bcaeef

#efddae

#c1efae

Tetradic

#bcaeef

#efaee1

#e1efae

#aeefbc

Square

#bcaeef

#efaec1

#e1efae

#aeefdd

Shades

Color #bcaeef mixed toward black.

#8c75e4

#5d3bd8

#4022ac

#2b1773

#150b39

Tints

Color #bcaeef mixed toward white.

#c7bcf2

#d2c9f4

#ded7f7

#e9e4fa

#f4f2fc

Tones

Color #bcaeef mixed toward gray.

#bfb3ea

#c2b9e4

#c5bedf

#c8c4d9

#cbc9d4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6e1 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#b7b8de · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#bbd6d3 · ΔE 25.1

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcaeef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcaeef]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bcaeef (#bcaeef) is rgb(188, 174, 239) in RGB.

No, #bcaeef is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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