#bfbbc5

Color #bfbbc5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.73 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bfbbc5

RGB

rgb(191, 187, 197)

HSL

hsl(264, 7.9%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264, 5.1%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 5.1%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(76.47, 3.27, -4.54)

LCH

lch(76.47, 5.6, 305.76)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.0146, 304.12)

HWB

hwb(264, 73.3%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1c5bb

Analogous

#bbbcc5

#bfbbc5

#c4bbc5

Triadic

#bfbbc5

#c5bfbb

#bbc5bf

Split-complementary

#bfbbc5

#c5c4bb

#bcc5bb

Tetradic

#bfbbc5

#c5bbc1

#c1c5bb

#bbc5bf

Square

#bfbbc5

#c5bbbc

#c1c5bb

#bbc5c4

Shades

Color #bfbbc5 mixed toward black.

#9f99a8

#7e768a

#5e5868

#3f3b45

#1f1d23

Tints

Color #bfbbc5 mixed toward white.

#cac6cf

#d4d2d8

#dfdde2

#eae8ec

#f4f4f5

Tones

Color #bfbbc5 mixed toward gray.

#bfbcc4

#bfbdc3

#c0bec3

#c0bec2

#c0bfc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdc3 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#bebec2 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#bfc1c0 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 5.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfbbc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfbbc5]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#bfbbc5 (#bfbbc5) is rgb(191, 187, 197) in RGB.

No, #bfbbc5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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