#bfd8e5

Color #bfd8e5

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 5.84 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bfd8e5

RGB

rgb(191, 216, 229)

HSL

hsl(200.5, 42.2%, 82.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.5, 16.6%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.6%, 5.7%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(84.92, -5.64, -9.18)

LCH

lch(84.92, 10.77, 238.43)

OKLCH

oklch(86.8%, 0.0322, 230.29)

HWB

hwb(200.5, 74.9%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5ccbf

Analogous

#bfe5df

#bfd8e5

#bfc5e5

Triadic

#bfd8e5

#e5bfd8

#d8e5bf

Split-complementary

#bfd8e5

#e5bfc5

#e5dfbf

Tetradic

#bfd8e5

#ccbfe5

#e5ccbf

#d8e5bf

Square

#bfd8e5

#dfbfe5

#e5ccbf

#c5e5bf

Shades

Color #bfd8e5 mixed toward black.

#8dbad1

#5c9bbd

#3d7795

#284f64

#142832

Tints

Color #bfd8e5 mixed toward white.

#cadfe9

#d4e5ee

#dfecf2

#eaf2f6

#f4f9fb

Tones

Color #bfd8e5 mixed toward gray.

#c2d7e2

#c5d6df

#c9d5dc

#ccd4d8

#cfd3d5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacbe2 · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#c9c7e1 · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#c0dfdf · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#d4d4d4 · ΔE 9.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bfd8e5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfd8e5]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#bfd8e5 (#bfd8e5) is rgb(191, 216, 229) in RGB.

No, #bfd8e5 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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