#bdb8c2

Color #bdb8c2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.14 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb8c2

RGB

rgb(189, 184, 194)

HSL

hsl(270, 7.6%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 5.2%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 5.2%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(75.45, 3.62, -4.42)

LCH

lch(75.45, 5.71, 309.32)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.015, 308.24)

HWB

hwb(270, 72.2%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdc2b8

Analogous

#b8b8c2

#bdb8c2

#c2b8c2

Triadic

#bdb8c2

#c2bdb8

#b8c2bd

Split-complementary

#bdb8c2

#c2c2b8

#b8c2b8

Tetradic

#bdb8c2

#c2b8bd

#bdc2b8

#b8c2bd

Square

#bdb8c2

#c2b8b8

#bdc2b8

#b8c2c2

Shades

Color #bdb8c2 mixed toward black.

#9d96a5

#7e7488

#5e5766

#3f3a44

#1f1d22

Tints

Color #bdb8c2 mixed toward white.

#c8c4cc

#d3d0d6

#dedbe0

#e9e7eb

#f4f3f5

Tones

Color #bdb8c2 mixed toward gray.

#bdb9c1

#bdbac0

#bdbabf

#bdbbbf

#bdbcbe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbc0 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#bbbcbf · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#bdbebd · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb8c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb8c2]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#bdb8c2 (#bdb8c2) is rgb(189, 184, 194) in RGB.

No, #bdb8c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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