#bdb0cb

Color #bdb0cb

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.82 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb0cb

RGB

rgb(189, 176, 203)

HSL

hsl(268.9, 20.6%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.9, 13.3%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.9%, 13.3%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(73.66, 9.72, -11.99)

LCH

lch(73.66, 15.43, 309.03)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0404, 307.15)

HWB

hwb(268.9, 69%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#becbb0

Analogous

#b0b0cb

#bdb0cb

#cab0cb

Triadic

#bdb0cb

#cbbdb0

#b0cbbd

Split-complementary

#bdb0cb

#cbcab0

#b0cbb0

Tetradic

#bdb0cb

#cbb0be

#becbb0

#b0cbbd

Square

#bdb0cb

#cbb0b0

#becbb0

#b0cbca

Shades

Color #bdb0cb mixed toward black.

#9d8ab2

#7d6498

#5e4b72

#3f324c

#1f1926

Tints

Color #bdb0cb mixed toward white.

#c8bdd4

#d3cadc

#ded7e5

#e9e5ee

#f4f2f6

Tones

Color #bdb0cb mixed toward gray.

#bdb2c9

#bdb4c6

#bdb7c4

#bdb9c2

#bdbbc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b7c5 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#b8b9c3 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#bcc0bf · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 13.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb0cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb0cb]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#bdb0cb (#bdb0cb) is rgb(189, 176, 203) in RGB.

No, #bdb0cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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