#bdbcdf

Color #bdbcdf

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.92 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbcdf

RGB

rgb(189, 188, 223)

HSL

hsl(241.7, 35.4%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(241.7, 15.7%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.2%, 15.7%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(77.35, 7.32, -17.32)

LCH

lch(77.35, 18.8, 292.91)

OKLCH

oklch(80.7%, 0.049, 286.59)

HWB

hwb(241.7, 73.7%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dedfbc

Analogous

#bccddf

#bdbcdf

#cfbcdf

Triadic

#bdbcdf

#dfbdbc

#bcdfbd

Split-complementary

#bdbcdf

#dfcfbc

#cddfbc

Tetradic

#bdbcdf

#dfbcde

#dedfbc

#bcdfbd

Square

#bdbcdf

#dfbccd

#dedfbc

#bcdfcf

Shades

Color #bdbcdf mixed toward black.

#8f8ec9

#625fb3

#44428b

#2e2c5d

#17162e

Tints

Color #bdbcdf mixed toward white.

#c8c7e4

#d3d2ea

#dedeef

#e9e9f4

#f4f4fa

Tones

Color #bdbcdf mixed toward gray.

#c0bfdc

#c3c2d9

#c5c5d6

#c8c8d3

#cbcbd0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdd7 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#bdbdd5 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#bdd1cf · ΔE 19.2

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 14

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbcdf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbcdf]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bdbcdf (#bdbcdf) is rgb(189, 188, 223) in RGB.

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

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