#bdb8d8

Color #bdb8d8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb8d8

RGB

rgb(189, 184, 216)

HSL

hsl(249.4, 29.1%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(249.4, 14.8%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.5%, 14.8%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(76.1, 8.02, -15.4)

LCH

lch(76.1, 17.36, 297.51)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.0451, 292.53)

HWB

hwb(249.4, 72.2%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3d8b8

Analogous

#b8c3d8

#bdb8d8

#cdb8d8

Triadic

#bdb8d8

#d8bdb8

#b8d8bd

Split-complementary

#bdb8d8

#d8cdb8

#c3d8b8

Tetradic

#bdb8d8

#d8b8d3

#d3d8b8

#b8d8bd

Square

#bdb8d8

#d8b8c3

#d3d8b8

#b8d8cd

Shades

Color #bdb8d8 mixed toward black.

#958dc0

#6d62a9

#504781

#352f56

#1b182b

Tints

Color #bdb8d8 mixed toward white.

#c8c4de

#d3d0e5

#dedbeb

#e9e7f2

#f4f3f8

Tones

Color #bdb8d8 mixed toward gray.

#bfbbd5

#c1bdd3

#c2c0d0

#c4c3cd

#c6c5cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbd1 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#bbbccf · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#bdcbca · ΔE 17.7

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 13.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb8d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb8d8]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bdb8d8 (#bdb8d8) is rgb(189, 184, 216) in RGB.

No, #bdb8d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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