#bdbacd

Color #bdbacd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.77 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbacd

RGB

rgb(189, 186, 205)

HSL

hsl(249.5, 16%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(249.5, 9.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.8%, 9.3%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(76.28, 4.69, -9.17)

LCH

lch(76.28, 10.3, 297.09)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.0267, 293.11)

HWB

hwb(249.5, 72.9%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cacdba

Analogous

#bac1cd

#bdbacd

#c7bacd

Triadic

#bdbacd

#cdbdba

#bacdbd

Split-complementary

#bdbacd

#cdc7ba

#c1cdba

Tetradic

#bdbacd

#cdbaca

#cacdba

#bacdbd

Square

#bdbacd

#cdbac1

#cacdba

#bacdc7

Shades

Color #bdbacd mixed toward black.

#9994b2

#756e96

#575271

#3a374c

#1d1b26

Tints

Color #bdbacd mixed toward white.

#c8c6d5

#d3d1de

#dedde6

#e9e8ee

#f4f4f7

Tones

Color #bdbacd mixed toward gray.

#bebccc

#bfbdca

#c0bfc8

#c1c0c7

#c3c2c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcc9 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#bcbcc8 · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#bdc5c4 · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 9.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbacd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbacd]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bdbacd (#bdbacd) is rgb(189, 186, 205) in RGB.

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

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