#bdbdc3

Color #bdbdc3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.36 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbdc3

RGB

rgb(189, 189, 195)

HSL

hsl(240, 4.8%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 3.1%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 3.1%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(76.77, 1.13, -3.02)

LCH

lch(76.77, 3.22, 290.51)

OKLCH

oklch(80%, 0.0083, 286.04)

HWB

hwb(240, 74.1%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3c3bd

Analogous

#bdc0c3

#bdbdc3

#c0bdc3

Triadic

#bdbdc3

#c3bdbd

#bdc3bd

Split-complementary

#bdbdc3

#c3c0bd

#c0c3bd

Tetradic

#bdbdc3

#c3bdc3

#c3c3bd

#bdc3bd

Square

#bdbdc3

#c3bdc0

#c3c3bd

#bdc3c0

Shades

Color #bdbdc3 mixed toward black.

#9b9ba5

#7a7a86

#5b5b65

#3d3d43

#1e1e22

Tints

Color #bdbdc3 mixed toward white.

#c8c8cd

#d3d3d7

#dedee1

#e9e9eb

#f4f4f5

Tones

Color #bdbdc3 mixed toward gray.

#bdbdc3

#bebec2

#bfbfc2

#bfbfc1

#c0c0c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdc2 · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#bdbdc1 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#bdc0c0 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 3.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbdc3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbdc3]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bdbdc3 (#bdbdc3) is rgb(189, 189, 195) in RGB.

No, #bdbdc3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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