#bdb4d0

Color #bdb4d0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.96 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb4d0

RGB

rgb(189, 180, 208)

HSL

hsl(259.3, 23%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.3, 13.5%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.1%, 13.5%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(74.83, 8.54, -12.96)

LCH

lch(74.83, 15.52, 303.38)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0404, 300.18)

HWB

hwb(259.3, 70.6%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7d0b4

Analogous

#b4b9d0

#bdb4d0

#cbb4d0

Triadic

#bdb4d0

#d0bdb4

#b4d0bd

Split-complementary

#bdb4d0

#d0cbb4

#b9d0b4

Tetradic

#bdb4d0

#d0b4c7

#c7d0b4

#b4d0bd

Square

#bdb4d0

#d0b4b9

#c7d0b4

#b4d0cb

Shades

Color #bdb4d0 mixed toward black.

#9a8cb7

#77649e

#594b77

#3b3250

#1e1928

Tints

Color #bdb4d0 mixed toward white.

#c8c1d8

#d3cde0

#dedae8

#e9e6ef

#f4f3f7

Tones

Color #bdb4d0 mixed toward gray.

#beb6ce

#bfb9cb

#c0bbc9

#c0bdc7

#c1c0c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9ca · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#babac8 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#bdc5c3 · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 12.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb4d0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb4d0]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#bdb4d0 (#bdb4d0) is rgb(189, 180, 208) in RGB.

No, #bdb4d0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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