#bdbede

Color #bdbede

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.39 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbede

RGB

rgb(189, 190, 222)

HSL

hsl(238.2, 33.3%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(238.2, 14.9%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.9%, 14.4%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(77.83, 6.03, -16.06)

LCH

lch(77.83, 17.15, 290.58)

OKLCH

oklch(81.1%, 0.0448, 283.94)

HWB

hwb(238.2, 74.1%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#deddbd

Analogous

#bdcfde

#bdbede

#cdbdde

Triadic

#bdbede

#debdbe

#bedebd

Split-complementary

#bdbede

#decdbd

#cfdebd

Tetradic

#bdbede

#ddbdde

#deddbd

#bedebd

Square

#bdbede

#debdcf

#deddbd

#bddecd

Shades

Color #bdbede mixed toward black.

#8f91c7

#6264b0

#454789

#2e2f5b

#17182e

Tints

Color #bdbede mixed toward white.

#c8c9e4

#d3d4e9

#dedfef

#e9e9f4

#f4f4fa

Tones

Color #bdbede mixed toward gray.

#c0c1db

#c3c3d9

#c5c6d6

#c8c8d3

#cbcbd0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdd7 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#bdbdd5 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#bdd1d0 · ΔE 17.7

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 13

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbede;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbede]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bdbede (#bdbede) is rgb(189, 190, 222) in RGB.

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

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