#bdb6d9

Color #bdb6d9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.5 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb6d9

RGB

rgb(189, 182, 217)

HSL

hsl(252, 31.5%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 16.1%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.9%, 16.1%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(75.63, 9.31, -16.66)

LCH

lch(75.63, 19.08, 299.2)

OKLCH

oklch(79.3%, 0.0496, 294.4)

HWB

hwb(252, 71.4%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d2d9b6

Analogous

#b6c0d9

#bdb6d9

#ceb6d9

Triadic

#bdb6d9

#d9bdb6

#b6d9bd

Split-complementary

#bdb6d9

#d9ceb6

#c0d9b6

Tetradic

#bdb6d9

#d9b6d2

#d2d9b6

#b6d9bd

Square

#bdb6d9

#d9b6c0

#d2d9b6

#b6d9ce

Shades

Color #bdb6d9 mixed toward black.

#958ac2

#6e5eab

#514483

#362e57

#1b172c

Tints

Color #bdb6d9 mixed toward white.

#c8c2df

#d3cee6

#dedaec

#e9e7f2

#f4f3f9

Tones

Color #bdb6d9 mixed toward gray.

#bfb9d6

#c0bcd3

#c2bfd0

#c4c2cd

#c6c4ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babad1 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#babbcf · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#bdcbc9 · ΔE 19.1

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 14.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb6d9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb6d9]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bdb6d9 (#bdb6d9) is rgb(189, 182, 217) in RGB.

No, #bdb6d9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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