#bdb8d3

Color #bdb8d3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.34 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb8d3

RGB

rgb(189, 184, 211)

HSL

hsl(251.1, 23.5%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.1, 12.8%, 82.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.4%, 12.8%, 0%, 17.3%)

LAB

lab(75.95, 6.98, -12.92)

LCH

lch(75.95, 14.68, 298.38)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0382, 293.95)

HWB

hwb(251.1, 72.2%, 17.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ced3b8

Analogous

#b8c1d3

#bdb8d3

#cbb8d3

Triadic

#bdb8d3

#d3bdb8

#b8d3bd

Split-complementary

#bdb8d3

#d3cbb8

#c1d3b8

Tetradic

#bdb8d3

#d3b8ce

#ced3b8

#b8d3bd

Square

#bdb8d3

#d3b8c1

#ced3b8

#b8d3cb

Shades

Color #bdb8d3 mixed toward black.

#978fba

#7267a1

#544c7a

#383251

#1c1929

Tints

Color #bdb8d3 mixed toward white.

#c8c4da

#d3d0e2

#dedce9

#e9e7f0

#f4f3f8

Tones

Color #bdb8d3 mixed toward gray.

#bfbad1

#c0bdcf

#c1bfcc

#c3c1ca

#c4c3c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbcd · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#bbbccb · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#bdc8c7 · ΔE 15.7

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 12.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb8d3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb8d3]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bdb8d3 (#bdb8d3) is rgb(189, 184, 211) in RGB.

No, #bdb8d3 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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