#bdbdd3

Color #bdbdd3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.07 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbdd3

RGB

rgb(189, 189, 211)

HSL

hsl(240, 20%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 10.4%, 82.7%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(77.23, 4.28, -11.01)

LCH

lch(77.23, 11.81, 291.24)

OKLCH

oklch(80.5%, 0.0307, 285.66)

HWB

hwb(240, 74.1%, 17.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3d3bd

Analogous

#bdc8d3

#bdbdd3

#c8bdd3

Triadic

#bdbdd3

#d3bdbd

#bdd3bd

Split-complementary

#bdbdd3

#d3c8bd

#c8d3bd

Tetradic

#bdbdd3

#d3bdd3

#d3d3bd

#bdd3bd

Square

#bdbdd3

#d3bdc8

#d3d3bd

#bdd3c8

Shades

Color #bdbdd3 mixed toward black.

#9595b8

#6d6d9e

#505078

#353550

#1b1b28

Tints

Color #bdbdd3 mixed toward white.

#c8c8da

#d3d3e2

#dedee9

#e9e9f0

#f4f4f8

Tones

Color #bdbdd3 mixed toward gray.

#bfbfd1

#c1c1cf

#c2c2cd

#c4c4cc

#c6c6ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdce · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#bdbdcd · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#bdcac9 · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 9.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbdd3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbdd3]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bdbdd3 (#bdbdd3) is rgb(189, 189, 211) in RGB.

No, #bdbdd3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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