#bdb6d3

Color #bdb6d3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.24 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb6d3

RGB

rgb(189, 182, 211)

HSL

hsl(254.5, 24.8%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254.5, 13.7%, 82.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.4%, 13.7%, 0%, 17.3%)

LAB

lab(75.44, 8.07, -13.69)

LCH

lch(75.44, 15.89, 300.52)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0412, 296.5)

HWB

hwb(254.5, 71.4%, 17.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccd3b6

Analogous

#b6bed3

#bdb6d3

#ccb6d3

Triadic

#bdb6d3

#d3bdb6

#b6d3bd

Split-complementary

#bdb6d3

#d3ccb6

#bed3b6

Tetradic

#bdb6d3

#d3b6cc

#ccd3b6

#b6d3bd

Square

#bdb6d3

#d3b6be

#ccd3b6

#b6d3cc

Shades

Color #bdb6d3 mixed toward black.

#988dba

#7364a2

#564a7b

#393152

#1d1929

Tints

Color #bdb6d3 mixed toward white.

#c8c2da

#d3cee2

#dedbe9

#e9e7f0

#f4f3f8

Tones

Color #bdb6d3 mixed toward gray.

#beb9d1

#c0bbce

#c1bdcc

#c2c0c9

#c3c2c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babacc · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#babbcb · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#bdc7c6 · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 12.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb6d3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb6d3]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bdb6d3 (#bdb6d3) is rgb(189, 182, 211) in RGB.

No, #bdb6d3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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