#bfbdc6

Color #bfbdc6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.95 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bfbdc6

RGB

rgb(191, 189, 198)

HSL

hsl(253.3, 7.3%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.3, 4.5%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 4.5%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(77.01, 2.38, -4.28)

LCH

lch(77.01, 4.9, 299.08)

OKLCH

oklch(80.3%, 0.0127, 296.16)

HWB

hwb(253.3, 74.1%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4c6bd

Analogous

#bdc0c6

#bfbdc6

#c4bdc6

Triadic

#bfbdc6

#c6bfbd

#bdc6bf

Split-complementary

#bfbdc6

#c6c4bd

#c0c6bd

Tetradic

#bfbdc6

#c6bdc4

#c4c6bd

#bdc6bf

Square

#bfbdc6

#c6bdc0

#c4c6bd

#bdc6c4

Shades

Color #bfbdc6 mixed toward black.

#9d9aa8

#7c788a

#5d5a68

#3e3c45

#1f1e23

Tints

Color #bfbdc6 mixed toward white.

#cac8d0

#d4d3d9

#dfdee3

#eae9ec

#f4f4f6

Tones

Color #bfbdc6 mixed toward gray.

#bfbec5

#c0bfc5

#c0bfc4

#c1c0c3

#c1c1c2

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

#bebec4 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#bebec3 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#bfc2c2 · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfbdc6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfbdc6]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bfbdc6 (#bfbdc6) is rgb(191, 189, 198) in RGB.

No, #bfbdc6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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