#bfb5cd

Color #bfb5cd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.3 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bfb5cd

RGB

rgb(191, 181, 205)

HSL

hsl(265, 19.4%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265, 11.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.8%, 11.7%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(75.16, 8.06, -10.82)

LCH

lch(75.16, 13.49, 306.68)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0353, 304.37)

HWB

hwb(265, 71%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3cdb5

Analogous

#b5b7cd

#bfb5cd

#cbb5cd

Triadic

#bfb5cd

#cdbfb5

#b5cdbf

Split-complementary

#bfb5cd

#cdcbb5

#b7cdb5

Tetradic

#bfb5cd

#cdb5c3

#c3cdb5

#b5cdbf

Square

#bfb5cd

#cdb5b7

#c3cdb5

#b5cdcb

Shades

Color #bfb5cd mixed toward black.

#9e8fb3

#7d6899

#5d4e73

#3e344d

#1f1a26

Tints

Color #bfb5cd mixed toward white.

#cac1d5

#d4cede

#dfdae6

#eae6ee

#f4f3f7

Tones

Color #bfb5cd mixed toward gray.

#bfb7cb

#c0b9c9

#c0bbc7

#c0bdc5

#c1bfc3

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

#bbbbc8 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#bbbcc6 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#bfc3c2 · ΔE 13.9

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 11.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfb5cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfb5cd]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Purple #9370db

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#bfb5cd (#bfb5cd) is rgb(191, 181, 205) in RGB.

No, #bfb5cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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