#bfb9c7

Color #bfb9c7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.05 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bfb9c7

RGB

rgb(191, 185, 199)

HSL

hsl(265.7, 11.1%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.7, 7%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(76.01, 4.72, -6.3)

LCH

lch(76.01, 7.87, 306.84)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0206, 305.31)

HWB

hwb(265.7, 72.5%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1c7b9

Analogous

#b9bac7

#bfb9c7

#c6b9c7

Triadic

#bfb9c7

#c7bfb9

#b9c7bf

Split-complementary

#bfb9c7

#c7c6b9

#bac7b9

Tetradic

#bfb9c7

#c7b9c1

#c1c7b9

#b9c7bf

Square

#bfb9c7

#c7b9ba

#c1c7b9

#b9c7c6

Shades

Color #bfb9c7 mixed toward black.

#9f95ab

#7e728e

#5e556b

#3f3947

#1f1c24

Tints

Color #bfb9c7 mixed toward white.

#cac5d0

#d4d0da

#dfdce3

#eae8ec

#f4f3f6

Tones

Color #bfb9c7 mixed toward gray.

#bfbac6

#bfbbc5

#c0bdc4

#c0bec2

#c0bfc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcc4 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#bdbdc3 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#bfc1c1 · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 7.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bfb9c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfb9c7]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#bfb9c7 (#bfb9c7) is rgb(191, 185, 199) in RGB.

No, #bfb9c7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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