#bfb9d3

Color #bfb9d3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.79 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bfb9d3

RGB

rgb(191, 185, 211)

HSL

hsl(253.8, 22.8%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.8, 12.3%, 82.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.5%, 12.3%, 0%, 17.3%)

LAB

lab(76.36, 7.1, -12.29)

LCH

lch(76.36, 14.19, 300.02)

OKLCH

oklch(79.9%, 0.0369, 296.08)

HWB

hwb(253.8, 72.5%, 17.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdd3b9

Analogous

#b9c0d3

#bfb9d3

#ccb9d3

Triadic

#bfb9d3

#d3bfb9

#b9d3bf

Split-complementary

#bfb9d3

#d3ccb9

#c0d3b9

Tetradic

#bfb9d3

#d3b9cd

#cdd3b9

#b9d3bf

Square

#bfb9d3

#d3b9c0

#cdd3b9

#b9d3cc

Shades

Color #bfb9d3 mixed toward black.

#9a90b9

#7568a0

#574c79

#3a3351

#1d1928

Tints

Color #bfb9d3 mixed toward white.

#cac5da

#d4d0e2

#dfdce9

#eae8f0

#f4f3f8

Tones

Color #bfb9d3 mixed toward gray.

#c0bbd1

#c1bdcf

#c2bfcc

#c4c2ca

#c5c4c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbccd · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#bdbdcc · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#bfc8c7 · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 11.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfb9d3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfb9d3]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bfb9d3 (#bfb9d3) is rgb(191, 185, 211) in RGB.

No, #bfb9d3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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