#bdb9be

Color #bdb9be

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.74 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb9be

RGB

rgb(189, 185, 190)

HSL

hsl(288, 3.7%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 2.6%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 2.6%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(75.6, 2.33, -2.03)

LCH

lch(75.6, 3.09, 318.94)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0083, 319.4)

HWB

hwb(288, 72.5%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#babeb9

Analogous

#bab9be

#bdb9be

#beb9bc

Triadic

#bdb9be

#bebdb9

#b9bebd

Split-complementary

#bdb9be

#bcbeb9

#b9beba

Tetradic

#bdb9be

#beb9ba

#babeb9

#b9bebd

Square

#bdb9be

#bebab9

#babeb9

#b9bcbe

Shades

Color #bdb9be mixed toward black.

#9e99a0

#807882

#605a61

#403c41

#201e20

Tints

Color #bdb9be mixed toward white.

#c8c5c9

#d3d0d4

#dedcde

#e9e8e9

#f4f3f4

Tones

Color #bdb9be mixed toward gray.

#bdb9be

#bcbabd

#bcbbbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbbd · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#bcbcbd · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#bdbcbc · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 3.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb9be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb9be]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#bdb9be (#bdb9be) is rgb(189, 185, 190) in RGB.

No, #bdb9be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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