#bdb1d3

Color #bdb1d3

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.02 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb1d3

RGB

rgb(189, 177, 211)

HSL

hsl(261.2, 27.9%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.2, 16.1%, 82.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.4%, 16.1%, 0%, 17.3%)

LAB

lab(74.17, 10.8, -15.6)

LCH

lch(74.17, 18.97, 304.7)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0494, 301.34)

HWB

hwb(261.2, 69.4%, 17.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7d3b1

Analogous

#b1b6d3

#bdb1d3

#ceb1d3

Triadic

#bdb1d3

#d3bdb1

#b1d3bd

Split-complementary

#bdb1d3

#d3ceb1

#b6d3b1

Tetradic

#bdb1d3

#d3b1c7

#c7d3b1

#b1d3bd

Square

#bdb1d3

#d3b1b6

#c7d3b1

#b1d3ce

Shades

Color #bdb1d3 mixed toward black.

#9a88bc

#775ea4

#59467c

#3b2f53

#1e1729

Tints

Color #bdb1d3 mixed toward white.

#c8beda

#d3cbe2

#ded8e9

#e9e5f0

#f4f2f8

Tones

Color #bdb1d3 mixed toward gray.

#beb4d0

#bfb7cd

#c0bacb

#c0bcc8

#c1bfc5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8cb · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#b9baca · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#bcc5c4 · ΔE 18.2

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 14.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb1d3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb1d3]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#bdb1d3 (#bdb1d3) is rgb(189, 177, 211) in RGB.

No, #bdb1d3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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