#bdd8dc

Color #bdd8dc

A muted very light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 6.88 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bdd8dc

RGB

rgb(189, 216, 220)

HSL

hsl(187.7, 30.7%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.7, 14.1%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.1%, 1.8%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(84.53, -8.12, -4.99)

LCH

lch(84.53, 9.53, 211.57)

OKLCH

oklch(86.4%, 0.0293, 207.44)

HWB

hwb(187.7, 74.1%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcc1bd

Analogous

#bddcd0

#bdd8dc

#bdc9dc

Triadic

#bdd8dc

#dcbdd8

#d8dcbd

Split-complementary

#bdd8dc

#dcbdc9

#dcd0bd

Tetradic

#bdd8dc

#c1bddc

#dcc1bd

#d8dcbd

Square

#bdd8dc

#d0bddc

#dcc1bd

#c9dcbd

Shades

Color #bdd8dc mixed toward black.

#90bec4

#64a3ad

#477e86

#2f5459

#182a2d

Tints

Color #bdd8dc mixed toward white.

#c8dfe2

#d3e5e8

#deecee

#e9f2f3

#f4f9f9

Tones

Color #bdd8dc mixed toward gray.

#c0d6d9

#c2d4d7

#c5d2d4

#c7d0d2

#cacecf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9cadb · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#c8c6db · ΔE 16

Tritanopia

#bedada · ΔE 2

Achromatopsia

#d3d3d3 · ΔE 10.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdd8dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdd8dc]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#bdd8dc (#bdd8dc) is rgb(189, 216, 220) in RGB.

No, #bdd8dc 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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