#bdb4de

Color #bdb4de

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.83 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb4de

RGB

rgb(189, 180, 222)

HSL

hsl(252.9, 38.9%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.9, 18.9%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.9%, 18.9%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(75.29, 11.47, -19.9)

LCH

lch(75.29, 22.97, 299.96)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0596, 294.8)

HWB

hwb(252.9, 70.6%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5deb4

Analogous

#b4c0de

#bdb4de

#d2b4de

Triadic

#bdb4de

#debdb4

#b4debd

Split-complementary

#bdb4de

#ded2b4

#c0deb4

Tetradic

#bdb4de

#deb4d5

#d5deb4

#b4debd

Square

#bdb4de

#deb4c0

#d5deb4

#b4ded2

Shades

Color #bdb4de mixed toward black.

#9485ca

#6b57b5

#4e3d8c

#34295d

#1a142f

Tints

Color #bdb4de mixed toward white.

#c8c0e3

#d3cde9

#ded9ee

#e9e6f4

#f4f2f9

Tones

Color #bdb4de mixed toward gray.

#bfb7da

#c1bbd7

#c3bed3

#c5c2d0

#c7c5cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9d5 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#babad3 · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#bdcdcb · ΔE 21.1

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb4de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb4de]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bdb4de (#bdb4de) is rgb(189, 180, 222) in RGB.

No, #bdb4de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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