#bdb7c1

Color #bdb7c1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.38 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb7c1

RGB

rgb(189, 183, 193)

HSL

hsl(276, 7.5%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 5.2%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 5.2%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(75.16, 3.97, -4.3)

LCH

lch(75.16, 5.85, 312.71)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.0154, 312.37)

HWB

hwb(276, 71.8%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbc1b7

Analogous

#b8b7c1

#bdb7c1

#c1b7c0

Triadic

#bdb7c1

#c1bdb7

#b7c1bd

Split-complementary

#bdb7c1

#c0c1b7

#b7c1b8

Tetradic

#bdb7c1

#c1b7bb

#bbc1b7

#b7c1bd

Square

#bdb7c1

#c1b8b7

#bbc1b7

#b7c0c1

Shades

Color #bdb7c1 mixed toward black.

#9e95a4

#7f7487

#5f5765

#403a43

#201d22

Tints

Color #bdb7c1 mixed toward white.

#c8c3cb

#d3cfd6

#dedbe0

#e9e7ea

#f4f3f5

Tones

Color #bdb7c1 mixed toward gray.

#bdb8c0

#bdb9bf

#bcb9be

#bcbabe

#bcbbbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bababf · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#bbbbbe · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#bdbdbc · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 6.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb7c1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb7c1]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bdb7c1 (#bdb7c1) is rgb(189, 183, 193) in RGB.

No, #bdb7c1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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