#bdb7c4

Color #bdb7c4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.77 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb7c4

RGB

rgb(189, 183, 196)

HSL

hsl(267.7, 9.9%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267.7, 6.6%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 6.6%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(75.25, 4.54, -5.81)

LCH

lch(75.25, 7.37, 308)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.0193, 306.57)

HWB

hwb(267.7, 71.8%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bec4b7

Analogous

#b7b7c4

#bdb7c4

#c3b7c4

Triadic

#bdb7c4

#c4bdb7

#b7c4bd

Split-complementary

#bdb7c4

#c4c3b7

#b7c4b7

Tetradic

#bdb7c4

#c4b7be

#bec4b7

#b7c4bd

Square

#bdb7c4

#c4b7b7

#bec4b7

#b7c4c3

Shades

Color #bdb7c4 mixed toward black.

#9d94a8

#7d728b

#5e5568

#3f3945

#1f1c23

Tints

Color #bdb7c4 mixed toward white.

#c8c3ce

#d3cfd8

#dedbe1

#e9e7eb

#f4f3f5

Tones

Color #bdb7c4 mixed toward gray.

#bdb8c3

#bdb9c2

#bdbac1

#bdbbc0

#bdbcbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babac1 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#bbbbc0 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#bdbfbe · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 7.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb7c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb7c4]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#bdb7c4 (#bdb7c4) is rgb(189, 183, 196) in RGB.

No, #bdb7c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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