#bdb8ca

Color #bdb8ca

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.21 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb8ca

RGB

rgb(189, 184, 202)

HSL

hsl(256.7, 14.5%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.7, 8.9%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.4%, 8.9%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(75.68, 5.17, -8.44)

LCH

lch(75.68, 9.9, 301.49)

OKLCH

oklch(79.2%, 0.0257, 298.56)

HWB

hwb(256.7, 72.2%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5cab8

Analogous

#b8bcca

#bdb8ca

#c6b8ca

Triadic

#bdb8ca

#cabdb8

#b8cabd

Split-complementary

#bdb8ca

#cac6b8

#bccab8

Tetradic

#bdb8ca

#cab8c5

#c5cab8

#b8cabd

Square

#bdb8ca

#cab8bc

#c5cab8

#b8cac6

Shades

Color #bdb8ca mixed toward black.

#9b93af

#796e93

#5a536f

#3c374a

#1e1c25

Tints

Color #bdb8ca mixed toward white.

#c8c4d3

#d3d0dc

#dedce5

#e9e7ed

#f4f3f6

Tones

Color #bdb8ca mixed toward gray.

#bebac9

#bebbc7

#bfbdc6

#c0bec4

#c0c0c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbc6 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#bbbcc5 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#bdc2c2 · ΔE 10.8

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 9.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb8ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb8ca]

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

#bdb8ca (#bdb8ca) is rgb(189, 184, 202) in RGB.

No, #bdb8ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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