#bdbfcd

Color #bdbfcd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.52 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbfcd

RGB

rgb(189, 191, 205)

HSL

hsl(232.5, 13.8%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.5, 7.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.8%, 6.8%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(77.57, 2, -7.25)

LCH

lch(77.57, 7.52, 285.42)

OKLCH

oklch(80.7%, 0.0197, 279.37)

HWB

hwb(232.5, 74.1%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdcbbd

Analogous

#bdc7cd

#bdbfcd

#c3bdcd

Triadic

#bdbfcd

#cdbdbf

#bfcdbd

Split-complementary

#bdbfcd

#cdc3bd

#c7cdbd

Tetradic

#bdbfcd

#cbbdcd

#cdcbbd

#bfcdbd

Square

#bdbfcd

#cdbdc7

#cdcbbd

#bdcdc3

Shades

Color #bdbfcd mixed toward black.

#989bb1

#727794

#555870

#393b4b

#1c1d25

Tints

Color #bdbfcd mixed toward white.

#c8cad5

#d3d4de

#dedfe6

#e9eaee

#f4f4f7

Tones

Color #bdbfcd mixed toward gray.

#bec0cc

#c0c1ca

#c1c2c9

#c2c3c8

#c4c4c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebeca · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#bebec9 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#bdc7c7 · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbfcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbfcd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#bdbfcd (#bdbfcd) is rgb(189, 191, 205) in RGB.

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

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