#bdbcd8

Color #bdbcd8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.37 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbcd8

RGB

rgb(189, 188, 216)

HSL

hsl(242.1, 26.4%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.1, 13%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.5%, 13%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(77.13, 5.85, -13.87)

LCH

lch(77.13, 15.05, 292.87)

OKLCH

oklch(80.5%, 0.0392, 287.05)

HWB

hwb(242.1, 73.7%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7d8bc

Analogous

#bcc9d8

#bdbcd8

#cbbcd8

Triadic

#bdbcd8

#d8bdbc

#bcd8bd

Split-complementary

#bdbcd8

#d8cbbc

#c9d8bc

Tetradic

#bdbcd8

#d8bcd7

#d7d8bc

#bcd8bd

Square

#bdbcd8

#d8bcc9

#d7d8bc

#bcd8cb

Shades

Color #bdbcd8 mixed toward black.

#9391bf

#6967a6

#4c4a80

#333255

#19192b

Tints

Color #bdbcd8 mixed toward white.

#c8c7de

#d3d2e5

#deddeb

#e9e9f2

#f4f4f8

Tones

Color #bdbcd8 mixed toward gray.

#bfbed6

#c1c1d3

#c3c3d1

#c6c5cf

#c8c8cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdd2 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#bdbdd0 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#bdcccb · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 12

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbcd8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbcd8]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bdbcd8 (#bdbcd8) is rgb(189, 188, 216) in RGB.

No, #bdbcd8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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