#bdb5e1

Color #bdb5e1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.68 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb5e1

RGB

rgb(189, 181, 225)

HSL

hsl(250.9, 42.3%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.9, 19.6%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(16%, 19.6%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(75.64, 11.56, -20.99)

LCH

lch(75.64, 23.96, 298.84)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.0623, 293.27)

HWB

hwb(250.9, 71%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9e1b5

Analogous

#b5c3e1

#bdb5e1

#d3b5e1

Triadic

#bdb5e1

#e1bdb5

#b5e1bd

Split-complementary

#bdb5e1

#e1d3b5

#c3e1b5

Tetradic

#bdb5e1

#e1b5d9

#d9e1b5

#b5e1bd

Square

#bdb5e1

#e1b5c3

#d9e1b5

#b5e1d3

Shades

Color #bdb5e1 mixed toward black.

#9285cd

#6755ba

#4a3b90

#312760

#191430

Tints

Color #bdb5e1 mixed toward white.

#c8c1e6

#d3ceeb

#dedaf0

#e9e6f5

#f4f3fa

Tones

Color #bdb5e1 mixed toward gray.

#bfb9dd

#c2bcda

#c4c0d6

#c6c4d2

#c9c7cf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babad7 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#babbd5 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#bdcfce · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 16.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb5e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb5e1]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bdb5e1 (#bdb5e1) is rgb(189, 181, 225) in RGB.

No, #bdb5e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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