#bdb8c8

Color #bdb8c8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 9.08 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb8c8

RGB

rgb(189, 184, 200)

HSL

hsl(258.8, 12.7%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.8, 8%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.5%, 8%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(75.62, 4.78, -7.44)

LCH

lch(75.62, 8.84, 302.72)

OKLCH

oklch(79.2%, 0.023, 300.02)

HWB

hwb(258.8, 72.2%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3c8b8

Analogous

#b8bbc8

#bdb8c8

#c5b8c8

Triadic

#bdb8c8

#c8bdb8

#b8c8bd

Split-complementary

#bdb8c8

#c8c5b8

#bbc8b8

Tetradic

#bdb8c8

#c8b8c3

#c3c8b8

#b8c8bd

Square

#bdb8c8

#c8b8bb

#c3c8b8

#b8c8c5

Shades

Color #bdb8c8 mixed toward black.

#9c94ac

#7a7090

#5b546c

#3d3848

#1e1c24

Tints

Color #bdb8c8 mixed toward white.

#c8c4d1

#d3d0da

#dedce4

#e9e7ed

#f4f3f6

Tones

Color #bdb8c8 mixed toward gray.

#beb9c7

#bebbc5

#bfbcc4

#bfbdc3

#c0bfc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbc4 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#bbbcc3 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#bdc1c1 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 8.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb8c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb8c8]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#bdb8c8 (#bdb8c8) is rgb(189, 184, 200) in RGB.

No, #bdb8c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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