#bfb3dd

Color #bfb3dd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.44 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bfb3dd

RGB

rgb(191, 179, 221)

HSL

hsl(257.1, 38.2%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.1, 19%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.6%, 19%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(75.16, 12.44, -19.53)

LCH

lch(75.16, 23.16, 302.5)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0602, 298.06)

HWB

hwb(257.1, 70.2%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1ddb3

Analogous

#b3bcdd

#bfb3dd

#d4b3dd

Triadic

#bfb3dd

#ddbfb3

#b3ddbf

Split-complementary

#bfb3dd

#ddd4b3

#bcddb3

Tetradic

#bfb3dd

#ddb3d1

#d1ddb3

#b3ddbf

Square

#bfb3dd

#ddb3bc

#d1ddb3

#b3ddd4

Shades

Color #bfb3dd mixed toward black.

#9885c8

#7157b4

#543e8a

#38295c

#1c152e

Tints

Color #bfb3dd mixed toward white.

#cac0e3

#d4cce8

#dfd9ee

#eae6f4

#f4f2f9

Tones

Color #bfb3dd mixed toward gray.

#c0b6d9

#c2bad6

#c3bdd2

#c5c1cf

#c6c4cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babad4 · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#bbbcd2 · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#beccca · ΔE 21

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 16.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfb3dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfb3dd]

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

#bfb3dd (#bfb3dd) is rgb(191, 179, 221) in RGB.

No, #bfb3dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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