#bdbbc5

Color #bdbbc5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.62 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbbc5

RGB

rgb(189, 187, 197)

HSL

hsl(252, 7.9%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 5.1%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 5.1%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(76.31, 2.58, -4.79)

LCH

lch(76.31, 5.44, 298.31)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.0141, 295.11)

HWB

hwb(252, 73.3%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3c5bb

Analogous

#bbbec5

#bdbbc5

#c2bbc5

Triadic

#bdbbc5

#c5bdbb

#bbc5bd

Split-complementary

#bdbbc5

#c5c2bb

#bec5bb

Tetradic

#bdbbc5

#c5bbc3

#c3c5bb

#bbc5bd

Square

#bdbbc5

#c5bbbe

#c3c5bb

#bbc5c2

Shades

Color #bdbbc5 mixed toward black.

#9c99a8

#7a768a

#5b5868

#3d3b45

#1e1d23

Tints

Color #bdbbc5 mixed toward white.

#c8c6cf

#d3d2d8

#dedde2

#e9e8ec

#f4f4f5

Tones

Color #bdbbc5 mixed toward gray.

#bebcc4

#bebdc3

#bfbec3

#bfbec2

#c0bfc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcc3 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#bcbcc2 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#bdc1c0 · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 5.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbbc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbbc5]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bdbbc5 (#bdbbc5) is rgb(189, 187, 197) in RGB.

No, #bdbbc5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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