#beb9cb

Color #beb9cb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.04 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#beb9cb

RGB

rgb(190, 185, 203)

HSL

hsl(256.7, 14.8%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.7, 8.9%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.4%, 8.9%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(76.04, 5.17, -8.43)

LCH

lch(76.04, 9.89, 301.52)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0257, 298.56)

HWB

hwb(256.7, 72.5%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6cbb9

Analogous

#b9bdcb

#beb9cb

#c7b9cb

Triadic

#beb9cb

#cbbeb9

#b9cbbe

Split-complementary

#beb9cb

#cbc7b9

#bdcbb9

Tetradic

#beb9cb

#cbb9c6

#c6cbb9

#b9cbbe

Square

#beb9cb

#cbb9bd

#c6cbb9

#b9cbc7

Shades

Color #beb9cb mixed toward black.

#9c94b0

#796f94

#5b536f

#3c374a

#1e1c25

Tints

Color #beb9cb mixed toward white.

#c9c5d4

#d4d0dc

#dfdce5

#e9e8ee

#f4f3f6

Tones

Color #beb9cb mixed toward gray.

#bfbbca

#bfbcc8

#c0bec7

#c1bfc5

#c1c1c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcc7 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#bcbdc6 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#bec3c3 · ΔE 10.8

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 9.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #beb9cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#beb9cb]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#beb9cb (#beb9cb) is rgb(190, 185, 203) in RGB.

No, #beb9cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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