#bdb2de

Color #bdb2de

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.62 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb2de

RGB

rgb(189, 178, 222)

HSL

hsl(255, 40%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 19.8%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.9%, 19.8%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(74.78, 12.56, -20.66)

LCH

lch(74.78, 24.18, 301.3)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.0627, 296.4)

HWB

hwb(255, 69.8%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3deb2

Analogous

#b2bdde

#bdb2de

#d3b2de

Triadic

#bdb2de

#debdb2

#b2debd

Split-complementary

#bdb2de

#ded3b2

#bddeb2

Tetradic

#bdb2de

#deb2d3

#d3deb2

#b2debd

Square

#bdb2de

#deb2bd

#d3deb2

#b2ded3

Shades

Color #bdb2de mixed toward black.

#9583ca

#6d55b6

#503c8c

#35285d

#1b142f

Tints

Color #bdb2de mixed toward white.

#c8bfe3

#d3cce9

#ded8ee

#e9e5f4

#f4f2f9

Tones

Color #bdb2de mixed toward gray.

#bfb6da

#c1b9d7

#c2bdd3

#c4c1cf

#c6c4cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8d4 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#b9bad2 · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#bccccb · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb2de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb2de]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bdb2de (#bdb2de) is rgb(189, 178, 222) in RGB.

No, #bdb2de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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