#bdb8cc

Color #bdb8cc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.8 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb8cc

RGB

rgb(189, 184, 204)

HSL

hsl(255, 16.4%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 9.8%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.4%, 9.8%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(75.74, 5.57, -9.44)

LCH

lch(75.74, 10.96, 300.54)

OKLCH

oklch(79.3%, 0.0284, 297.2)

HWB

hwb(255, 72.2%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7ccb8

Analogous

#b8bdcc

#bdb8cc

#c7b8cc

Triadic

#bdb8cc

#ccbdb8

#b8ccbd

Split-complementary

#bdb8cc

#ccc7b8

#bdccb8

Tetradic

#bdb8cc

#ccb8c7

#c7ccb8

#b8ccbd

Square

#bdb8cc

#ccb8bd

#c7ccb8

#b8ccc7

Shades

Color #bdb8cc mixed toward black.

#9a92b1

#776d96

#595171

#3b364b

#1e1b26

Tints

Color #bdb8cc mixed toward white.

#c8c4d5

#d3d0dd

#dedce6

#e9e7ee

#f4f3f7

Tones

Color #bdb8cc mixed toward gray.

#bebaca

#bfbbc9

#c0bdc7

#c0bfc5

#c1c0c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbc7 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#bbbcc6 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#bdc4c3 · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 9.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb8cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb8cc]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bdb8cc (#bdb8cc) is rgb(189, 184, 204) in RGB.

No, #bdb8cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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