#bfc9e0

Color #bfc9e0

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.36 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bfc9e0

RGB

rgb(191, 201, 224)

HSL

hsl(221.8, 34.7%, 81.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.8, 14.7%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.7%, 10.3%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(80.87, 1.2, -12.56)

LCH

lch(80.87, 12.62, 275.46)

OKLCH

oklch(83.5%, 0.0339, 266.96)

HWB

hwb(221.8, 74.9%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e0d6bf

Analogous

#bfdae0

#bfc9e0

#c6bfe0

Triadic

#bfc9e0

#e0bfc9

#c9e0bf

Split-complementary

#bfc9e0

#e0c6bf

#dae0bf

Tetradic

#bfc9e0

#d6bfe0

#e0d6bf

#c9e0bf

Square

#bfc9e0

#e0bfda

#e0d6bf

#bfe0c6

Shades

Color #bfc9e0 mixed toward black.

#91a2c9

#627ab3

#445a8c

#2d3c5d

#171e2f

Tints

Color #bfc9e0 mixed toward white.

#cad2e5

#d4dbea

#dfe4f0

#eaedf5

#f4f6fa

Tones

Color #bfc9e0 mixed toward gray.

#c2cadd

#c5cbdb

#c7ccd8

#cacdd5

#cdced2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c4db · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#c3c2d9 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#c0d6d5 · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 9.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bfc9e0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfc9e0]

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

#bfc9e0 (#bfc9e0) is rgb(191, 201, 224) in RGB.

No, #bfc9e0 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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