#bfb9cd

Color #bfb9cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.29 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bfb9cd

RGB

rgb(191, 185, 205)

HSL

hsl(258, 16.7%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258, 9.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.8%, 9.8%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(76.18, 5.9, -9.3)

LCH

lch(76.18, 11.01, 302.39)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.0286, 299.52)

HWB

hwb(258, 72.5%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7cdb9

Analogous

#b9bdcd

#bfb9cd

#c9b9cd

Triadic

#bfb9cd

#cdbfb9

#b9cdbf

Split-complementary

#bfb9cd

#cdc9b9

#bdcdb9

Tetradic

#bfb9cd

#cdb9c7

#c7cdb9

#b9cdbf

Square

#bfb9cd

#cdb9bd

#c7cdb9

#b9cdc9

Shades

Color #bfb9cd mixed toward black.

#9c93b2

#7a6d97

#5b5172

#3d364c

#1e1b26

Tints

Color #bfb9cd mixed toward white.

#cac5d5

#d4d0de

#dfdce6

#eae8ee

#f4f3f7

Tones

Color #bfb9cd mixed toward gray.

#c0bbcb

#c0bcca

#c1bec8

#c2c0c6

#c2c1c5

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

#bcbcc8 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#bdbdc7 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#bfc5c4 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 10

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfb9cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfb9cd]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#bfb9cd (#bfb9cd) is rgb(191, 185, 205) in RGB.

No, #bfb9cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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