#bdbdc5

Color #bdbdc5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.38 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbdc5

RGB

rgb(189, 189, 197)

HSL

hsl(240, 6.5%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 4.1%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 4.1%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(76.83, 1.51, -4.02)

LCH

lch(76.83, 4.29, 290.59)

OKLCH

oklch(80.1%, 0.0111, 286.16)

HWB

hwb(240, 74.1%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5c5bd

Analogous

#bdc1c5

#bdbdc5

#c1bdc5

Triadic

#bdbdc5

#c5bdbd

#bdc5bd

Split-complementary

#bdbdc5

#c5c1bd

#c1c5bd

Tetradic

#bdbdc5

#c5bdc5

#c5c5bd

#bdc5bd

Square

#bdbdc5

#c5bdc1

#c5c5bd

#bdc5c1

Shades

Color #bdbdc5 mixed toward black.

#9b9ba7

#787889

#5a5a67

#3c3c45

#1e1e22

Tints

Color #bdbdc5 mixed toward white.

#c8c8cf

#d3d3d8

#dedee2

#e9e9ec

#f4f4f5

Tones

Color #bdbdc5 mixed toward gray.

#bebec4

#bfbfc3

#c0c0c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdc3 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#bdbdc3 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#bdc2c1 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 4.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbdc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbdc5]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bdbdc5 (#bdbdc5) is rgb(189, 189, 197) in RGB.

No, #bdbdc5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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