#bdb5d2

Color #bdb5d2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.15 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb5d2

RGB

rgb(189, 181, 210)

HSL

hsl(256.6, 24.4%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.6, 13.8%, 82.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(10%, 13.8%, 0%, 17.6%)

LAB

lab(75.15, 8.41, -13.58)

LCH

lch(75.15, 15.97, 301.77)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0415, 298.05)

HWB

hwb(256.6, 71%, 17.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cad2b5

Analogous

#b5bcd2

#bdb5d2

#ccb5d2

Triadic

#bdb5d2

#d2bdb5

#b5d2bd

Split-complementary

#bdb5d2

#d2ccb5

#bcd2b5

Tetradic

#bdb5d2

#d2b5ca

#cad2b5

#b5d2bd

Square

#bdb5d2

#d2b5bc

#cad2b5

#b5d2cc

Shades

Color #bdb5d2 mixed toward black.

#998db9

#7564a1

#574a7a

#3a3151

#1d1929

Tints

Color #bdb5d2 mixed toward white.

#c8c1da

#d3cee1

#dedae9

#e9e6f0

#f4f3f8

Tones

Color #bdb5d2 mixed toward gray.

#beb8d0

#bfbacd

#c0bccb

#c1bfc8

#c3c1c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babacb · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#babbca · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#bdc6c5 · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 13.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb5d2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb5d2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#bdb5d2 (#bdb5d2) is rgb(189, 181, 210) in RGB.

No, #bdb5d2 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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