#bfb8cd

Color #bfb8cd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.97 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bfb8cd

RGB

rgb(191, 184, 205)

HSL

hsl(260, 17.4%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 10.2%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.8%, 10.2%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(75.92, 6.44, -9.68)

LCH

lch(75.92, 11.63, 303.64)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0303, 300.8)

HWB

hwb(260, 72.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6cdb8

Analogous

#b8bccd

#bfb8cd

#cab8cd

Triadic

#bfb8cd

#cdbfb8

#b8cdbf

Split-complementary

#bfb8cd

#cdcab8

#bccdb8

Tetradic

#bfb8cd

#cdb8c6

#c6cdb8

#b8cdbf

Square

#bfb8cd

#cdb8bc

#c6cdb8

#b8cdca

Shades

Color #bfb8cd mixed toward black.

#9d92b2

#7a6c98

#5c5072

#3d364c

#1f1b26

Tints

Color #bfb8cd mixed toward white.

#cac4d5

#d4d0de

#dfdce6

#eae7ee

#f4f3f7

Tones

Color #bfb8cd mixed toward gray.

#c0bacb

#c0bcca

#c1bdc8

#c1bfc6

#c2c1c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcc8 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#bcbdc7 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#bfc4c3 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 10.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfb8cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfb8cd]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#bfb8cd (#bfb8cd) is rgb(191, 184, 205) in RGB.

No, #bfb8cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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