#bdbbef

Color #bdbbef

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 16.35 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbbef

RGB

rgb(189, 187, 239)

HSL

hsl(242.3, 61.9%, 83.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.3, 21.8%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.9%, 21.8%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(77.63, 11.38, -25.52)

LCH

lch(77.63, 27.94, 294.03)

OKLCH

oklch(81.1%, 0.0729, 286.42)

HWB

hwb(242.3, 73.3%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edefbb

Analogous

#bbd3ef

#bdbbef

#d7bbef

Triadic

#bdbbef

#efbdbb

#bbefbd

Split-complementary

#bdbbef

#efd7bb

#d3efbb

Tetradic

#bdbbef

#efbbed

#edefbb

#bbefbd

Square

#bdbbef

#efbbd3

#edefbb

#bbefd7

Shades

Color #bdbbef mixed toward black.

#8581e1

#4d48d4

#2e29ac

#1e1b73

#0f0e39

Tints

Color #bdbbef mixed toward white.

#c8c6f2

#d3d2f4

#deddf7

#e9e8fa

#f4f4fc

Tones

Color #bdbbef mixed toward gray.

#c1bfeb

#c5c4e6

#c9c8e2

#cdccde

#d1d1d9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbce4 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#bcbce1 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#bddad8 · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 18

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbbef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbbef]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bdbbef (#bdbbef) is rgb(189, 187, 239) in RGB.

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

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