#bfb9e7

Color #bfb9e7

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.41 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bfb9e7

RGB

rgb(191, 185, 231)

HSL

hsl(247.8, 48.9%, 81.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.8, 19.9%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.3%, 19.9%, 0%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(77.01, 11.31, -22.14)

LCH

lch(77.01, 24.86, 297.06)

OKLCH

oklch(80.6%, 0.0646, 290.85)

HWB

hwb(247.8, 72.5%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1e7b9

Analogous

#b9cae7

#bfb9e7

#d6b9e7

Triadic

#bfb9e7

#e7bfb9

#b9e7bf

Split-complementary

#bfb9e7

#e7d6b9

#cae7b9

Tetradic

#bfb9e7

#e7b9e1

#e1e7b9

#b9e7bf

Square

#bfb9e7

#e7b9ca

#e1e7b9

#b9e7d6

Shades

Color #bfb9e7 mixed toward black.

#9085d5

#6152c4

#42359b

#2c2367

#161234

Tints

Color #bfb9e7 mixed toward white.

#cac5eb

#d4d0ef

#dfdcf3

#eae8f7

#f4f3fb

Tones

Color #bfb9e7 mixed toward gray.

#c2bde3

#c5c1df

#c8c5dc

#cac8d8

#cdccd4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcdd · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#bdbddb · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#bfd5d3 · ΔE 22.2

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfb9e7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfb9e7]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bfb9e7 (#bfb9e7) is rgb(191, 185, 231) in RGB.

No, #bfb9e7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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