#bdbbcb

Color #bdbbcb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.73 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbbcb

RGB

rgb(189, 187, 203)

HSL

hsl(247.5, 13.3%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.5, 7.9%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.9%, 7.9%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(76.48, 3.75, -7.79)

LCH

lch(76.48, 8.65, 295.71)

OKLCH

oklch(79.9%, 0.0225, 291.66)

HWB

hwb(247.5, 73.3%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9cbbb

Analogous

#bbc1cb

#bdbbcb

#c5bbcb

Triadic

#bdbbcb

#cbbdbb

#bbcbbd

Split-complementary

#bdbbcb

#cbc5bb

#c1cbbb

Tetradic

#bdbbcb

#cbbbc9

#c9cbbb

#bbcbbd

Square

#bdbbcb

#cbbbc1

#c9cbbb

#bbcbc5

Shades

Color #bdbbcb mixed toward black.

#9996af

#767193

#58556f

#3b384a

#1d1c25

Tints

Color #bdbbcb mixed toward white.

#c8c6d4

#d3d2dc

#dedde5

#e9e8ee

#f4f4f6

Tones

Color #bdbbcb mixed toward gray.

#bebcca

#bfbec8

#c0bfc7

#c1c0c6

#c2c2c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcc7 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#bcbcc6 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#bdc4c4 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 7.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbbcb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbbcb]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bdbbcb (#bdbbcb) is rgb(189, 187, 203) in RGB.

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

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