#bdb7c2

Color #bdb7c2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.83 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb7c2

RGB

rgb(189, 183, 194)

HSL

hsl(272.7, 8.3%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.7, 5.7%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 5.7%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(75.19, 4.16, -4.8)

LCH

lch(75.19, 6.35, 310.91)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.0167, 309.89)

HWB

hwb(272.7, 71.8%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcc2b7

Analogous

#b7b7c2

#bdb7c2

#c2b7c1

Triadic

#bdb7c2

#c2bdb7

#b7c2bd

Split-complementary

#bdb7c2

#c1c2b7

#b7c2b7

Tetradic

#bdb7c2

#c2b7bc

#bcc2b7

#b7c2bd

Square

#bdb7c2

#c2b7b7

#bcc2b7

#b7c1c2

Shades

Color #bdb7c2 mixed toward black.

#9e95a5

#7f7388

#5f5666

#3f3a44

#201d22

Tints

Color #bdb7c2 mixed toward white.

#c8c3cc

#d3cfd6

#dedbe0

#e9e7eb

#f4f3f5

Tones

Color #bdb7c2 mixed toward gray.

#bdb8c1

#bdb9c0

#bdbabf

#bdbbbe

#bdbcbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bababf · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#bbbbbf · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 6.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb7c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb7c2]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#bdb7c2 (#bdb7c2) is rgb(189, 183, 194) in RGB.

No, #bdb7c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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