#bcbedc

Color #bcbedc

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.61 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbedc

RGB

rgb(188, 190, 220)

HSL

hsl(236.3, 31.4%, 80%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(236.3, 14.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.5%, 13.6%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(77.69, 5.29, -15.19)

LCH

lch(77.69, 16.08, 289.2)

OKLCH

oklch(81%, 0.0422, 282.32)

HWB

hwb(236.3, 73.7%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcdabc

Analogous

#bccedc

#bcbedc

#cabcdc

Triadic

#bcbedc

#dcbcbe

#bedcbc

Split-complementary

#bcbedc

#dccabc

#cedcbc

Tetradic

#bcbedc

#dabcdc

#dcdabc

#bedcbc

Square

#bcbedc

#dcbcce

#dcdabc

#bcdcca

Shades

Color #bcbedc mixed toward black.

#8f93c5

#6367ad

#464a86

#2f3159

#17192d

Tints

Color #bcbedc mixed toward white.

#c7c9e2

#d2d4e8

#dddeee

#e9e9f3

#f4f4f9

Tones

Color #bcbedc mixed toward gray.

#bfc0d9

#c1c3d7

#c4c5d4

#c7c7d1

#c9cacf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdd5 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#bdbdd4 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#bcd0ce · ΔE 17.3

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 12.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbedc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbedc]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bcbedc (#bcbedc) is rgb(188, 190, 220) in RGB.

No, #bcbedc 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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