#bdbcd3

Color #bdbcd3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.35 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbcd3

RGB

rgb(189, 188, 211)

HSL

hsl(242.6, 20.7%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.6, 10.9%, 82.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.4%, 10.9%, 0%, 17.3%)

LAB

lab(76.97, 4.82, -11.39)

LCH

lch(76.97, 12.37, 292.94)

OKLCH

oklch(80.3%, 0.0322, 287.7)

HWB

hwb(242.6, 73.7%, 17.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d2d3bc

Analogous

#bcc6d3

#bdbcd3

#c8bcd3

Triadic

#bdbcd3

#d3bdbc

#bcd3bd

Split-complementary

#bdbcd3

#d3c8bc

#c6d3bc

Tetradic

#bdbcd3

#d3bcd2

#d2d3bc

#bcd3bd

Square

#bdbcd3

#d3bcc6

#d2d3bc

#bcd3c8

Shades

Color #bdbcd3 mixed toward black.

#9594b9

#6e6c9e

#514f78

#363550

#1b1a28

Tints

Color #bdbcd3 mixed toward white.

#c8c7da

#d3d2e2

#dedde9

#e9e9f0

#f4f4f8

Tones

Color #bdbcd3 mixed toward gray.

#bfbed1

#c0c0cf

#c2c2cd

#c4c4cb

#c6c5c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdce · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#bdbdcc · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#bdc9c9 · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 10.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbcd3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbcd3]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bdbcd3 (#bdbcd3) is rgb(189, 188, 211) in RGB.

No, #bdbcd3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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