#bdb7bf

Color #bdb7bf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.52 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb7bf

RGB

rgb(189, 183, 191)

HSL

hsl(285, 5.9%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 4.2%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1%, 4.2%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(75.11, 3.59, -3.29)

LCH

lch(75.11, 4.87, 317.5)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.013, 317.82)

HWB

hwb(285, 71.8%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9bfb7

Analogous

#b9b7bf

#bdb7bf

#bfb7bd

Triadic

#bdb7bf

#bfbdb7

#b7bfbd

Split-complementary

#bdb7bf

#bdbfb7

#b7bfb9

Tetradic

#bdb7bf

#bfb7b9

#b9bfb7

#b7bfbd

Square

#bdb7bf

#bfb9b7

#b9bfb7

#b7bdbf

Shades

Color #bdb7bf mixed toward black.

#9f96a2

#807584

#605863

#403b42

#201d21

Tints

Color #bdb7bf mixed toward white.

#c8c3ca

#d3cfd4

#dedbdf

#e9e7ea

#f4f3f4

Tones

Color #bdb7bf mixed toward gray.

#bdb8be

#bcb8be

#bcb9bd

#bcbabc

#bbbabc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bababd · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#bbbbbd · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#bdbcbb · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb7bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb7bf]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#bdb7bf (#bdb7bf) is rgb(189, 183, 191) in RGB.

No, #bdb7bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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