#bdb0cd

Color #bdb0cd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb0cd

RGB

rgb(189, 176, 205)

HSL

hsl(266.9, 22.5%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.9, 14.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.8%, 14.1%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(73.73, 10.12, -12.99)

LCH

lch(73.73, 16.47, 307.92)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0431, 305.65)

HWB

hwb(266.9, 69%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0cdb0

Analogous

#b0b1cd

#bdb0cd

#ccb0cd

Triadic

#bdb0cd

#cdbdb0

#b0cdbd

Split-complementary

#bdb0cd

#cdccb0

#b1cdb0

Tetradic

#bdb0cd

#cdb0c0

#c0cdb0

#b0cdbd

Square

#bdb0cd

#cdb0b1

#c0cdb0

#b0cdcc

Shades

Color #bdb0cd mixed toward black.

#9c89b4

#7c629c

#5d4a75

#3e314e

#1f1927

Tints

Color #bdb0cd mixed toward white.

#c8bdd5

#d3cade

#ded7e6

#e9e5ee

#f4f2f7

Tones

Color #bdb0cd mixed toward gray.

#bdb2cb

#bdb5c8

#beb7c6

#bebac3

#bebcc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b7c6 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#b8b9c5 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#bcc1c0 · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 13.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb0cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb0cd]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#bdb0cd (#bdb0cd) is rgb(189, 176, 205) in RGB.

No, #bdb0cd is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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