#bfc9ec

Color #bfc9ec

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.59 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bfc9ec

RGB

rgb(191, 201, 236)

HSL

hsl(226.7, 54.2%, 83.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.7, 19.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.1%, 14.8%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(81.24, 3.76, -18.42)

LCH

lch(81.24, 18.8, 281.54)

OKLCH

oklch(84%, 0.0502, 272.74)

HWB

hwb(226.7, 74.9%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ece2bf

Analogous

#bfdfec

#bfc9ec

#cbbfec

Triadic

#bfc9ec

#ecbfc9

#c9ecbf

Split-complementary

#bfc9ec

#eccbbf

#dfecbf

Tetradic

#bfc9ec

#e2bfec

#ece2bf

#c9ecbf

Square

#bfc9ec

#ecbfdf

#ece2bf

#bfeccb

Shades

Color #bfc9ec mixed toward black.

#889bdc

#516ccb

#314ba5

#21326e

#101937

Tints

Color #bfc9ec mixed toward white.

#cad2ef

#d4dbf2

#dfe4f5

#eaedf9

#f4f6fc

Tones

Color #bfc9ec mixed toward gray.

#c3cbe8

#c6cde4

#cacfe1

#ced1dd

#d2d3d9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c4e4 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#c3c2e2 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#c0dedc · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 13.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfc9ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfc9ec]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bfc9ec (#bfc9ec) is rgb(191, 201, 236) in RGB.

No, #bfc9ec 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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