#bdc6dc

Color #bdc6dc

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.37 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bdc6dc

RGB

rgb(189, 198, 220)

HSL

hsl(222.6, 30.7%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.6, 14.1%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.1%, 10%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(79.83, 1.32, -11.98)

LCH

lch(79.83, 12.05, 276.29)

OKLCH

oklch(82.7%, 0.0324, 267.88)

HWB

hwb(222.6, 74.1%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcd3bd

Analogous

#bdd6dc

#bdc6dc

#c4bddc

Triadic

#bdc6dc

#dcbdc6

#c6dcbd

Split-complementary

#bdc6dc

#dcc4bd

#d6dcbd

Tetradic

#bdc6dc

#d3bddc

#dcd3bd

#c6dcbd

Square

#bdc6dc

#dcbdd6

#dcd3bd

#bddcc4

Shades

Color #bdc6dc mixed toward black.

#90a0c4

#6479ad

#475986

#2f3b59

#181e2d

Tints

Color #bdc6dc mixed toward white.

#c8cfe2

#d3d9e8

#dee2ee

#e9ecf3

#f4f5f9

Tones

Color #bdc6dc mixed toward gray.

#c0c7d9

#c2c8d7

#c5c9d4

#c7cad2

#cacbcf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1d7 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#c0c0d6 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#bdd3d2 · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 9.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdc6dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdc6dc]

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

#bdc6dc (#bdc6dc) is rgb(189, 198, 220) in RGB.

No, #bdc6dc 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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