#bcb8d1

Color #bcb8d1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.57 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb8d1

RGB

rgb(188, 184, 209)

HSL

hsl(249.6, 21.4%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(249.6, 12%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(10%, 12%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(75.81, 6.24, -12.06)

LCH

lch(75.81, 13.58, 297.36)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.0353, 292.86)

HWB

hwb(249.6, 72.2%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdd1b8

Analogous

#b8c1d1

#bcb8d1

#c9b8d1

Triadic

#bcb8d1

#d1bcb8

#b8d1bc

Split-complementary

#bcb8d1

#d1c9b8

#c1d1b8

Tetradic

#bcb8d1

#d1b8cd

#cdd1b8

#b8d1bc

Square

#bcb8d1

#d1b8c1

#cdd1b8

#b8d1c9

Shades

Color #bcb8d1 mixed toward black.

#9790b7

#71699e

#544d77

#383450

#1c1a28

Tints

Color #bcb8d1 mixed toward white.

#c7c4d9

#d2d0e0

#dedce8

#e9e7f0

#f4f3f7

Tones

Color #bcb8d1 mixed toward gray.

#bebacf

#bfbccd

#c0becb

#c2c0c9

#c3c3c7

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

#babacb · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#bbbbca · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#bcc7c6 · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 11.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb8d1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb8d1]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bcb8d1 (#bcb8d1) is rgb(188, 184, 209) in RGB.

No, #bcb8d1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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