#bdb5cc

Color #bdb5cc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.02 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb5cc

RGB

rgb(189, 181, 204)

HSL

hsl(260.9, 18.4%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260.9, 11.3%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.4%, 11.3%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(74.97, 7.19, -10.58)

LCH

lch(74.97, 12.79, 304.2)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.0333, 301.49)

HWB

hwb(260.9, 71%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4ccb5

Analogous

#b5b9cc

#bdb5cc

#c9b5cc

Triadic

#bdb5cc

#ccbdb5

#b5ccbd

Split-complementary

#bdb5cc

#ccc9b5

#b9ccb5

Tetradic

#bdb5cc

#ccb5c4

#c4ccb5

#b5ccbd

Square

#bdb5cc

#ccb5b9

#c4ccb5

#b5ccc9

Shades

Color #bdb5cc mixed toward black.

#9b8fb2

#796998

#5b4f72

#3d344c

#1e1a26

Tints

Color #bdb5cc mixed toward white.

#c8c1d5

#d3cedd

#dedae6

#e9e6ee

#f4f3f7

Tones

Color #bdb5cc mixed toward gray.

#beb7ca

#beb9c8

#bfbbc6

#bfbdc4

#c0bfc2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babac7 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#babbc5 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#bdc2c2 · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb5cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb5cc]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#bdb5cc (#bdb5cc) is rgb(189, 181, 204) in RGB.

No, #bdb5cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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