#bfb7dc

Color #bfb7dc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.7 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bfb7dc

RGB

rgb(191, 183, 220)

HSL

hsl(253, 34.6%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253, 16.8%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.2%, 16.8%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(76.14, 10.05, -17.51)

LCH

lch(76.14, 20.19, 299.85)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.0524, 295.05)

HWB

hwb(253, 71.8%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d4dcb7

Analogous

#b7c1dc

#bfb7dc

#d1b7dc

Triadic

#bfb7dc

#dcbfb7

#b7dcbf

Split-complementary

#bfb7dc

#dcd1b7

#c1dcb7

Tetradic

#bfb7dc

#dcb7d4

#d4dcb7

#b7dcbf

Square

#bfb7dc

#dcb7c1

#d4dcb7

#b7dcd1

Shades

Color #bfb7dc mixed toward black.

#978ac6

#6f5db0

#514288

#362c5a

#1b162d

Tints

Color #bfb7dc mixed toward white.

#cac3e2

#d4cfe8

#dfdbed

#eae7f3

#f4f3f9

Tones

Color #bfb7dc mixed toward gray.

#c1bad9

#c2bdd6

#c4c0d3

#c6c3d0

#c8c6cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcd4 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#bcbdd2 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#bfcdcc · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfb7dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfb7dc]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bfb7dc (#bfb7dc) is rgb(191, 183, 220) in RGB.

No, #bfb7dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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