#bdace8

Color #bdace8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.62 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bdace8

RGB

rgb(189, 172, 232)

HSL

hsl(257, 56.6%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257, 25.9%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.5%, 25.9%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(73.64, 18.05, -27.84)

LCH

lch(73.64, 33.18, 302.96)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.086, 297.34)

HWB

hwb(257, 67.5%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7e8ac

Analogous

#acb9e8

#bdace8

#dbace8

Triadic

#bdace8

#e8bdac

#ace8bd

Split-complementary

#bdace8

#e8dbac

#b9e8ac

Tetradic

#bdace8

#e8acd7

#d7e8ac

#ace8bd

Square

#bdace8

#e8acb9

#d7e8ac

#ace8db

Shades

Color #bdace8 mixed toward black.

#9377d9

#6943cb

#4c2c9e

#331d69

#190f35

Tints

Color #bdace8 mixed toward white.

#c8baec

#d3c8f0

#ded5f3

#e9e3f7

#f4f1fb

Tones

Color #bdace8 mixed toward gray.

#bfb1e3

#c1b6de

#c3bbd9

#c6c0d4

#c8c5cf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6db · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#b7b8d8 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#bcd1ce · ΔE 24.4

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdace8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdace8]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#bdace8 (#bdace8) is rgb(189, 172, 232) in RGB.

No, #bdace8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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