#bfbbc9

Color #bfbbc9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.77 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bfbbc9

RGB

rgb(191, 187, 201)

HSL

hsl(257.1, 11.5%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.1, 7%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(76.58, 4.04, -6.54)

LCH

lch(76.58, 7.69, 301.71)

OKLCH

oklch(80%, 0.02, 299)

HWB

hwb(257.1, 73.3%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5c9bb

Analogous

#bbbec9

#bfbbc9

#c6bbc9

Triadic

#bfbbc9

#c9bfbb

#bbc9bf

Split-complementary

#bfbbc9

#c9c6bb

#bec9bb

Tetradic

#bfbbc9

#c9bbc5

#c5c9bb

#bbc9bf

Square

#bfbbc9

#c9bbbe

#c5c9bb

#bbc9c6

Shades

Color #bfbbc9 mixed toward black.

#9d97ac

#7b7390

#5c566c

#3d3948

#1f1d24

Tints

Color #bfbbc9 mixed toward white.

#cac6d2

#d4d2db

#dfdde4

#eae8ed

#f4f4f6

Tones

Color #bfbbc9 mixed toward gray.

#c0bcc8

#c0bdc7

#c1bfc6

#c1c0c4

#c2c1c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdc6 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#bebec5 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#bfc3c3 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 7.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfbbc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfbbc9]

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

#bfbbc9 (#bfbbc9) is rgb(191, 187, 201) in RGB.

No, #bfbbc9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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