#bdbdd5

Color #bdbdd5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.88 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbdd5

RGB

rgb(189, 189, 213)

HSL

hsl(240, 22.2%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 11.3%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.3%, 11.3%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(77.29, 4.69, -12)

LCH

lch(77.29, 12.88, 291.35)

OKLCH

oklch(80.6%, 0.0335, 285.57)

HWB

hwb(240, 74.1%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5d5bd

Analogous

#bdc9d5

#bdbdd5

#c9bdd5

Triadic

#bdbdd5

#d5bdbd

#bdd5bd

Split-complementary

#bdbdd5

#d5c9bd

#c9d5bd

Tetradic

#bdbdd5

#d5bdd5

#d5d5bd

#bdd5bd

Square

#bdbdd5

#d5bdc9

#d5d5bd

#bdd5c9

Shades

Color #bdbdd5 mixed toward black.

#9494bb

#6b6ba1

#4e4e7b

#343452

#1a1a29

Tints

Color #bdbdd5 mixed toward white.

#c8c8dc

#d3d3e3

#dedeea

#e9e9f1

#f4f4f8

Tones

Color #bdbdd5 mixed toward gray.

#bfbfd3

#c1c1d1

#c3c3cf

#c5c5cd

#c7c7cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdd0 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#bdbdce · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#bdcbca · ΔE 14.4

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbdd5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbdd5]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bdbdd5 (#bdbdd5) is rgb(189, 189, 213) in RGB.

No, #bdbdd5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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