#bdb9db

Color #bdb9db

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.6 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb9db

RGB

rgb(189, 185, 219)

HSL

hsl(247.1, 32.1%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.1, 15.5%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.7%, 15.5%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(76.45, 8.1, -16.5)

LCH

lch(76.45, 18.38, 296.15)

OKLCH

oklch(80%, 0.0478, 290.71)

HWB

hwb(247.1, 72.5%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7dbb9

Analogous

#b9c6db

#bdb9db

#ceb9db

Triadic

#bdb9db

#dbbdb9

#b9dbbd

Split-complementary

#bdb9db

#dbceb9

#c6dbb9

Tetradic

#bdb9db

#dbb9d7

#d7dbb9

#b9dbbd

Square

#bdb9db

#dbb9c6

#d7dbb9

#b9dbce

Shades

Color #bdb9db mixed toward black.

#938cc4

#6960ad

#4c4585

#332e59

#19172c

Tints

Color #bdb9db mixed toward white.

#c8c5e1

#d3d0e7

#dedced

#e9e8f3

#f4f3f9

Tones

Color #bdb9db mixed toward gray.

#bfbcd8

#c1bfd5

#c3c1d2

#c6c4d0

#c8c7cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbd3 · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#bcbcd2 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#bdcdcc · ΔE 18.4

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 14

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb9db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb9db]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bdb9db (#bdb9db) is rgb(189, 185, 219) in RGB.

No, #bdb9db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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