#bdbbd8

Color #bdbbd8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.89 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbbd8

RGB

rgb(189, 187, 216)

HSL

hsl(244.1, 27.1%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.1, 13.4%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.5%, 13.4%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(76.87, 6.39, -14.25)

LCH

lch(76.87, 15.62, 294.15)

OKLCH

oklch(80.3%, 0.0406, 288.66)

HWB

hwb(244.1, 73.3%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6d8bb

Analogous

#bbc7d8

#bdbbd8

#cbbbd8

Triadic

#bdbbd8

#d8bdbb

#bbd8bd

Split-complementary

#bdbbd8

#d8cbbb

#c7d8bb

Tetradic

#bdbbd8

#d8bbd6

#d6d8bb

#bbd8bd

Square

#bdbbd8

#d8bbc7

#d6d8bb

#bbd8cb

Shades

Color #bdbbd8 mixed toward black.

#9390bf

#6a66a7

#4d4980

#333155

#1a182b

Tints

Color #bdbbd8 mixed toward white.

#c8c6de

#d3d2e5

#deddeb

#e9e8f2

#f4f4f8

Tones

Color #bdbbd8 mixed toward gray.

#bfbdd6

#c1c0d3

#c3c2d1

#c5c5ce

#c7c7cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcd1 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#bcbcd0 · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#bdcccb · ΔE 16.5

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 12.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbbd8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbbd8]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bdbbd8 (#bdbbd8) is rgb(189, 187, 216) in RGB.

No, #bdbbd8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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