#bdb8eb

Color #bdb8eb

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.89 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb8eb

RGB

rgb(189, 184, 235)

HSL

hsl(245.9, 56%, 82.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.9, 21.7%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.6%, 21.7%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(76.74, 12.12, -24.73)

LCH

lch(76.74, 27.54, 296.11)

OKLCH

oklch(80.4%, 0.0717, 289.14)

HWB

hwb(245.9, 72.2%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e6ebb8

Analogous

#b8cdeb

#bdb8eb

#d7b8eb

Triadic

#bdb8eb

#ebbdb8

#b8ebbd

Split-complementary

#bdb8eb

#ebd7b8

#cdebb8

Tetradic

#bdb8eb

#ebb8e6

#e6ebb8

#b8ebbd

Square

#bdb8eb

#ebb8cd

#e6ebb8

#b8ebd7

Shades

Color #bdb8eb mixed toward black.

#8b82dc

#584bcc

#3a2ea3

#261f6d

#130f36

Tints

Color #bdb8eb mixed toward white.

#c8c4ee

#d3d0f2

#dedcf5

#e9e7f8

#f4f3fc

Tones

Color #bdb8eb mixed toward gray.

#c1bce7

#c4c1e3

#c7c5de

#cbc9da

#cecdd6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbe0 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#bbbcdd · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#bdd7d5 · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 18

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb8eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb8eb]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bdb8eb (#bdb8eb) is rgb(189, 184, 235) in RGB.

No, #bdb8eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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