#bdb1ca

Color #bdb1ca

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.74 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb1ca

RGB

rgb(189, 177, 202)

HSL

hsl(268.8, 19.1%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.8, 12.4%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.4%, 12.4%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(73.89, 8.97, -11.11)

LCH

lch(73.89, 14.28, 308.92)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0373, 307.05)

HWB

hwb(268.8, 69.4%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#becab1

Analogous

#b1b1ca

#bdb1ca

#c9b1ca

Triadic

#bdb1ca

#cabdb1

#b1cabd

Split-complementary

#bdb1ca

#cac9b1

#b1cab1

Tetradic

#bdb1ca

#cab1be

#becab1

#b1cabd

Square

#bdb1ca

#cab1b1

#becab1

#b1cac9

Shades

Color #bdb1ca mixed toward black.

#9d8bb0

#7d6696

#5e4d71

#3f334b

#1f1a26

Tints

Color #bdb1ca mixed toward white.

#c8bed3

#d3cbdc

#ded8e4

#e9e5ed

#f4f2f6

Tones

Color #bdb1ca mixed toward gray.

#bdb3c8

#bdb5c6

#bdb7c4

#bdb9c2

#bdbbc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8c4 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#b9bac3 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#bcc0bf · ΔE 14.6

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 12.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb1ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb1ca]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#bdb1ca (#bdb1ca) is rgb(189, 177, 202) in RGB.

No, #bdb1ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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