#bdb3c3

Color #bdb3c3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.25 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb3c3

RGB

rgb(189, 179, 195)

HSL

hsl(277.5, 11.8%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.5, 8.2%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 8.2%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(74.19, 6.51, -6.83)

LCH

lch(74.19, 9.44, 313.63)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0249, 313.05)

HWB

hwb(277.5, 70.2%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9c3b3

Analogous

#b5b3c3

#bdb3c3

#c3b3c1

Triadic

#bdb3c3

#c3bdb3

#b3c3bd

Split-complementary

#bdb3c3

#c1c3b3

#b3c3b5

Tetradic

#bdb3c3

#c3b3b9

#b9c3b3

#b3c3bd

Square

#bdb3c3

#c3b5b3

#b9c3b3

#b3c1c3

Shades

Color #bdb3c3 mixed toward black.

#9f90a7

#806e8b

#605268

#403746

#201b23

Tints

Color #bdb3c3 mixed toward white.

#c8c0cd

#d3ccd7

#ded9e1

#e9e6eb

#f4f2f5

Tones

Color #bdb3c3 mixed toward gray.

#bdb4c2

#bcb6c0

#bcb7bf

#bcb8be

#bbbabc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9bf · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#b9babe · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#bdbcbc · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 9.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb3c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb3c3]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bdb3c3 (#bdb3c3) is rgb(189, 179, 195) in RGB.

No, #bdb3c3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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