#bdb2c1

Color #bdb2c1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.51 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb2c1

RGB

rgb(189, 178, 193)

HSL

hsl(284, 10.8%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284, 7.8%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 7.8%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(73.88, 6.67, -6.2)

LCH

lch(73.88, 9.11, 317.09)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0243, 317.17)

HWB

hwb(284, 69.8%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6c1b2

Analogous

#b5b2c1

#bdb2c1

#c1b2bd

Triadic

#bdb2c1

#c1bdb2

#b2c1bd

Split-complementary

#bdb2c1

#bdc1b2

#b2c1b5

Tetradic

#bdb2c1

#c1b2b6

#b6c1b2

#b2c1bd

Square

#bdb2c1

#c1b5b2

#b6c1b2

#b2bdc1

Shades

Color #bdb2c1 mixed toward black.

#a090a5

#826e89

#615367

#413744

#201c22

Tints

Color #bdb2c1 mixed toward white.

#c8bfcb

#d3ccd6

#ded8e0

#e9e5ea

#f4f2f5

Tones

Color #bdb2c1 mixed toward gray.

#bcb3c0

#bcb4be

#bbb6bd

#bbb7bc

#bab8bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8be · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#b9babd · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#bcbbba · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 9.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb2c1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb2c1]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bdb2c1 (#bdb2c1) is rgb(189, 178, 193) in RGB.

No, #bdb2c1 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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