#bcd9ff

Color #bcd9ff

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.76 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 0.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bcd9ff

RGB

rgb(188, 217, 255)

HSL

hsl(214, 100%, 86.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214, 26.3%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.3%, 14.9%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(85.77, -1.36, -21.67)

LCH

lch(85.77, 21.71, 266.41)

OKLCH

oklch(87.7%, 0.0613, 255.26)

HWB

hwb(214, 73.7%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ffe2bc

Analogous

#bcfbff

#bcd9ff

#c1bcff

Triadic

#bcd9ff

#ffbcd9

#d9ffbc

Split-complementary

#bcd9ff

#ffc1bc

#fbffbc

Tetradic

#bcd9ff

#e2bcff

#ffe2bc

#d9ffbc

Square

#bcd9ff

#ffbcfb

#ffe2bc

#bcffc1

Shades

Color #bcd9ff mixed toward black.

#72afff

#2885ff

#0060de

#004094

#00204a

Tints

Color #bcd9ff mixed toward white.

#c7dfff

#d2e6ff

#deecff

#e9f2ff

#f4f9ff

Tones

Color #bcd9ff mixed toward gray.

#c2daf9

#c7dbf4

#cddbee

#d2dce9

#d8dde3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9f7 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#c8c5f4 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#bef0ee · ΔE 17.8

Achromatopsia

#d6d6d6 · ΔE 14.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcd9ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcd9ff]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#bcd9ff (#bcd9ff) is rgb(188, 217, 255) in RGB.

No, #bcd9ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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