#bdc9db

Color #bdc9db

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.38 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bdc9db

RGB

rgb(189, 201, 219)

HSL

hsl(216, 29.4%, 80%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 13.7%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.7%, 8.2%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(80.57, -0.48, -10.33)

LCH

lch(80.57, 10.34, 267.34)

OKLCH

oklch(83.2%, 0.0285, 258.45)

HWB

hwb(216, 74.1%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbcfbd

Analogous

#bdd8db

#bdc9db

#c0bddb

Triadic

#bdc9db

#dbbdc9

#c9dbbd

Split-complementary

#bdc9db

#dbc0bd

#d8dbbd

Tetradic

#bdc9db

#cfbddb

#dbcfbd

#c9dbbd

Square

#bdc9db

#dbbdd8

#dbcfbd

#bddbc0

Shades

Color #bdc9db mixed toward black.

#91a5c3

#6581ab

#486084

#304058

#18202c

Tints

Color #bdc9db mixed toward white.

#c8d2e1

#d3dbe7

#dee4ed

#e9edf3

#f4f6f9

Tones

Color #bdc9db mixed toward gray.

#c0cad8

#c2cad6

#c5cbd3

#c7cbd1

#caccce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c2d7 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#c2c1d6 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#bed3d3 · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 8.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdc9db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdc9db]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#bdc9db (#bdc9db) is rgb(189, 201, 219) in RGB.

No, #bdc9db 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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