#bdb6d4

Color #bdb6d4

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.39 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb6d4

RGB

rgb(189, 182, 212)

HSL

hsl(254, 25.9%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254, 14.2%, 83.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.8%, 14.2%, 0%, 16.9%)

LAB

lab(75.47, 8.27, -14.19)

LCH

lch(75.47, 16.42, 300.23)

OKLCH

oklch(79.2%, 0.0427, 296.14)

HWB

hwb(254, 71.4%, 16.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdd4b6

Analogous

#b6bed4

#bdb6d4

#ccb6d4

Triadic

#bdb6d4

#d4bdb6

#b6d4bd

Split-complementary

#bdb6d4

#d4ccb6

#bed4b6

Tetradic

#bdb6d4

#d4b6cd

#cdd4b6

#b6d4bd

Square

#bdb6d4

#d4b6be

#cdd4b6

#b6d4cc

Shades

Color #bdb6d4 mixed toward black.

#988dbc

#7263a3

#55497c

#393153

#1c1829

Tints

Color #bdb6d4 mixed toward white.

#c8c2db

#d3cee2

#dedbea

#e9e7f1

#f4f3f8

Tones

Color #bdb6d4 mixed toward gray.

#beb9d2

#c0bbcf

#c1becd

#c2c0ca

#c4c3c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babacd · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#babbcc · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#bdc8c6 · ΔE 17.3

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 13.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb6d4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb6d4]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Medium Purple #9370db

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bdb6d4 (#bdb6d4) is rgb(189, 182, 212) in RGB.

No, #bdb6d4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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