#bdb8ef

Color #bdb8ef

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 17.73 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb8ef

RGB

rgb(189, 184, 239)

HSL

hsl(245.5, 63.2%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.5, 23%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.9%, 23%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(76.88, 13.01, -26.67)

LCH

lch(76.88, 29.67, 296)

OKLCH

oklch(80.6%, 0.0772, 288.74)

HWB

hwb(245.5, 72.2%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eaefb8

Analogous

#b8ceef

#bdb8ef

#d8b8ef

Triadic

#bdb8ef

#efbdb8

#b8efbd

Split-complementary

#bdb8ef

#efd8b8

#ceefb8

Tetradic

#bdb8ef

#efb8ea

#eaefb8

#b8efbd

Square

#bdb8ef

#efb8ce

#eaefb8

#b8efd8

Shades

Color #bdb8ef mixed toward black.

#877ee2

#5245d5

#3327ac

#221a73

#110d39

Tints

Color #bdb8ef mixed toward white.

#c8c4f2

#d3d0f4

#dedbf7

#e9e7fa

#f4f3fc

Tones

Color #bdb8ef mixed toward gray.

#c1bcea

#c4c1e6

#c8c6e1

#cccadd

#d0cfd8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbe3 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#bbbce0 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#bdd9d7 · ΔE 23.7

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 18.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb8ef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb8ef]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bdb8ef (#bdb8ef) is rgb(189, 184, 239) in RGB.

No, #bdb8ef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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