#bdb3c2

Color #bdb3c2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.54 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb3c2

RGB

rgb(189, 179, 194)

HSL

hsl(280, 10.9%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 7.7%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 7.7%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(74.16, 6.32, -6.33)

LCH

lch(74.16, 8.94, 314.95)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0237, 314.83)

HWB

hwb(280, 70.2%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8c2b3

Analogous

#b5b3c2

#bdb3c2

#c2b3bf

Triadic

#bdb3c2

#c2bdb3

#b3c2bd

Split-complementary

#bdb3c2

#bfc2b3

#b3c2b5

Tetradic

#bdb3c2

#c2b3b8

#b8c2b3

#b3c2bd

Square

#bdb3c2

#c2b5b3

#b8c2b3

#b3bfc2

Shades

Color #bdb3c2 mixed toward black.

#9f90a6

#816f8a

#615367

#403745

#201c22

Tints

Color #bdb3c2 mixed toward white.

#c8c0cc

#d3ccd6

#ded9e0

#e9e6eb

#f4f2f5

Tones

Color #bdb3c2 mixed toward gray.

#bcb4c1

#bcb5bf

#bcb7be

#bbb8bd

#bbb9bc

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

#b9b9bf · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#b9babe · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#bdbcbb · ΔE 9.4

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 9.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb3c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb3c2]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bdb3c2 (#bdb3c2) is rgb(189, 179, 194) in RGB.

No, #bdb3c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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