#bdb1c3

Color #bdb1c3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.67 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb1c3

RGB

rgb(189, 177, 195)

HSL

hsl(280, 13%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 9.2%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 9.2%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(73.68, 7.6, -7.59)

LCH

lch(73.68, 10.74, 315.04)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0284, 314.71)

HWB

hwb(280, 69.4%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7c3b1

Analogous

#b4b1c3

#bdb1c3

#c3b1c0

Triadic

#bdb1c3

#c3bdb1

#b1c3bd

Split-complementary

#bdb1c3

#c0c3b1

#b1c3b4

Tetradic

#bdb1c3

#c3b1b7

#b7c3b1

#b1c3bd

Square

#bdb1c3

#c3b4b1

#b7c3b1

#b1c0c3

Shades

Color #bdb1c3 mixed toward black.

#9f8ea8

#816c8c

#615169

#413646

#201b23

Tints

Color #bdb1c3 mixed toward white.

#c8becd

#d3cbd7

#ded8e1

#e9e5eb

#f4f2f5

Tones

Color #bdb1c3 mixed toward gray.

#bcb2c1

#bcb4c0

#bbb5be

#bbb7bd

#bab8bb

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

#b8b8bf · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#b9babe · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#bcbbbb · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb1c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb1c3]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bdb1c3 (#bdb1c3) is rgb(189, 177, 195) in RGB.

No, #bdb1c3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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