#bdb5d7

Color #bdb5d7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.15 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb5d7

RGB

rgb(189, 181, 215)

HSL

hsl(254.1, 29.8%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254.1, 15.8%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.1%, 15.8%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(75.31, 9.44, -16.06)

LCH

lch(75.31, 18.63, 300.45)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0484, 296.09)

HWB

hwb(254.1, 71%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfd7b5

Analogous

#b5bed7

#bdb5d7

#ceb5d7

Triadic

#bdb5d7

#d7bdb5

#b5d7bd

Split-complementary

#bdb5d7

#d7ceb5

#bed7b5

Tetradic

#bdb5d7

#d7b5cf

#cfd7b5

#b5d7bd

Square

#bdb5d7

#d7b5be

#cfd7b5

#b5d7ce

Shades

Color #bdb5d7 mixed toward black.

#978ac0

#705fa9

#534580

#382e56

#1c172b

Tints

Color #bdb5d7 mixed toward white.

#c8c1de

#d3cee4

#dedaeb

#e9e6f2

#f4f3f8

Tones

Color #bdb5d7 mixed toward gray.

#beb8d4

#c0bbd1

#c1bdce

#c3c0cc

#c4c3c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babacf · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#babbce · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#bdc9c8 · ΔE 18.3

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 14.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb5d7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb5d7]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bdb5d7 (#bdb5d7) is rgb(189, 181, 215) in RGB.

No, #bdb5d7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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