#bdb3c9

Color #bdb3c9

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.97 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb3c9

RGB

rgb(189, 179, 201)

HSL

hsl(267.3, 16.9%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267.3, 10.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 10.9%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(74.37, 7.69, -9.84)

LCH

lch(74.37, 12.49, 308.01)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.0326, 306.03)

HWB

hwb(267.3, 70.2%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfc9b3

Analogous

#b3b4c9

#bdb3c9

#c8b3c9

Triadic

#bdb3c9

#c9bdb3

#b3c9bd

Split-complementary

#bdb3c9

#c9c8b3

#b4c9b3

Tetradic

#bdb3c9

#c9b3bf

#bfc9b3

#b3c9bd

Square

#bdb3c9

#c9b3b4

#bfc9b3

#b3c9c8

Shades

Color #bdb3c9 mixed toward black.

#9d8eaf

#7d6994

#5e4f6f

#3e354a

#1f1a25

Tints

Color #bdb3c9 mixed toward white.

#c8c0d2

#d3ccdb

#ded9e4

#e9e6ed

#f4f2f6

Tones

Color #bdb3c9 mixed toward gray.

#bdb5c7

#bdb7c5

#bdb8c3

#bebac2

#bebcc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9c4 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#b9bac3 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#bdc0bf · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 11.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb3c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb3c9]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#bdb3c9 (#bdb3c9) is rgb(189, 179, 201) in RGB.

No, #bdb3c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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