#bdb3ec

Color #bdb3ec

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.32 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb3ec

RGB

rgb(189, 179, 236)

HSL

hsl(250.5, 60%, 81.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.5, 24.2%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.9%, 24.2%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(75.52, 15.08, -27.13)

LCH

lch(75.52, 31.04, 299.07)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0805, 292.49)

HWB

hwb(250.5, 70.2%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2ecb3

Analogous

#b3c6ec

#bdb3ec

#dab3ec

Triadic

#bdb3ec

#ecbdb3

#b3ecbd

Split-complementary

#bdb3ec

#ecdab3

#c6ecb3

Tetradic

#bdb3ec

#ecb3e2

#e2ecb3

#b3ecbd

Square

#bdb3ec

#ecb3c6

#e2ecb3

#b3ecda

Shades

Color #bdb3ec mixed toward black.

#8d7cde

#5d44d0

#3f2aa6

#2a1c6f

#150e37

Tints

Color #bdb3ec mixed toward white.

#c8c0ef

#d3ccf2

#ded9f6

#e9e6f9

#f4f2fc

Tones

Color #bdb3ec mixed toward gray.

#c0b8e7

#c3bde3

#c6c1de

#c9c6d9

#cccbd4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9e0 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#b9badd · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#bdd6d3 · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb3ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb3ec]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bdb3ec (#bdb3ec) is rgb(189, 179, 236) in RGB.

No, #bdb3ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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