#bcb6e1

Color #bcb6e1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.52 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb6e1

RGB

rgb(188, 182, 225)

HSL

hsl(248.4, 41.7%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.4, 19.1%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.4%, 19.1%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(75.81, 10.7, -20.73)

LCH

lch(75.81, 23.33, 297.3)

OKLCH

oklch(79.6%, 0.0607, 291.36)

HWB

hwb(248.4, 71.4%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbe1b6

Analogous

#b6c5e1

#bcb6e1

#d2b6e1

Triadic

#bcb6e1

#e1bcb6

#b6e1bc

Split-complementary

#bcb6e1

#e1d2b6

#c5e1b6

Tetradic

#bcb6e1

#e1b6db

#dbe1b6

#b6e1bc

Square

#bcb6e1

#e1b6c5

#dbe1b6

#b6e1d2

Shades

Color #bcb6e1 mixed toward black.

#9086cd

#6456b9

#473b90

#2f2860

#181430

Tints

Color #bcb6e1 mixed toward white.

#c7c2e6

#d2ceeb

#dedbf0

#e9e7f5

#f4f3fa

Tones

Color #bcb6e1 mixed toward gray.

#bfbadd

#c1bdda

#c4c1d6

#c6c4d3

#c9c8cf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9d8 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#babad5 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#bcd0ce · ΔE 21.5

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb6e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb6e1]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bcb6e1 (#bcb6e1) is rgb(188, 182, 225) in RGB.

No, #bcb6e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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