#bdc2ce

Color #bdc2ce

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.66 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bdc2ce

RGB

rgb(189, 194, 206)

HSL

hsl(222.4, 14.8%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.4, 8.3%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.3%, 5.8%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(78.38, 0.6, -6.6)

LCH

lch(78.38, 6.63, 275.19)

OKLCH

oklch(81.4%, 0.0177, 267.74)

HWB

hwb(222.4, 74.1%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cec9bd

Analogous

#bdcbce

#bdc2ce

#c1bdce

Triadic

#bdc2ce

#cebdc2

#c2cebd

Split-complementary

#bdc2ce

#cec1bd

#cbcebd

Tetradic

#bdc2ce

#c9bdce

#cec9bd

#c2cebd

Square

#bdc2ce

#cebdcb

#cec9bd

#bdcec1

Shades

Color #bdc2ce mixed toward black.

#979fb2

#727c96

#545d71

#383e4c

#1c1f26

Tints

Color #bdc2ce mixed toward white.

#c8ccd6

#d3d6de

#dee1e7

#e9ebef

#f4f5f7

Tones

Color #bdc2ce mixed toward gray.

#bfc3cd

#c0c3cb

#c1c4ca

#c3c4c8

#c4c5c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfcb · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#bfbfca · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#bdc9c8 · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 5.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdc2ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdc2ce]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#bdc2ce (#bdc2ce) is rgb(189, 194, 206) in RGB.

No, #bdc2ce 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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