#bfb8d6

Color #bfb8d6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bfb8d6

RGB

rgb(191, 184, 214)

HSL

hsl(254, 26.8%, 78%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254, 14%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.7%, 14%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(76.2, 8.26, -14.16)

LCH

lch(76.2, 16.39, 300.26)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.0425, 296.08)

HWB

hwb(254, 72.2%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfd6b8

Analogous

#b8c0d6

#bfb8d6

#ceb8d6

Triadic

#bfb8d6

#d6bfb8

#b8d6bf

Split-complementary

#bfb8d6

#d6ceb8

#c0d6b8

Tetradic

#bfb8d6

#d6b8cf

#cfd6b8

#b8d6bf

Square

#bfb8d6

#d6b8c0

#cfd6b8

#b8d6ce

Shades

Color #bfb8d6 mixed toward black.

#998ebe

#7364a5

#55497e

#393154

#1c182a

Tints

Color #bfb8d6 mixed toward white.

#cac4dd

#d4d0e4

#dfdbea

#eae7f1

#f4f3f8

Tones

Color #bfb8d6 mixed toward gray.

#c0bad3

#c2bdd1

#c3bfce

#c4c2cc

#c6c4c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbccf · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#bcbdce · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#bfcac8 · ΔE 17.2

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 13.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfb8d6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfb8d6]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Medium Purple #9370db

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bfb8d6 (#bfb8d6) is rgb(191, 184, 214) in RGB.

No, #bfb8d6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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