#bdbddf

Color #bdbddf

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.29 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbddf

RGB

rgb(189, 189, 223)

HSL

hsl(240, 34.7%, 80.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 15.2%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.2%, 15.2%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(77.6, 6.78, -16.93)

LCH

lch(77.6, 18.24, 291.82)

OKLCH

oklch(80.9%, 0.0476, 285.35)

HWB

hwb(240, 74.1%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfdfbd

Analogous

#bdcedf

#bdbddf

#cebddf

Triadic

#bdbddf

#dfbdbd

#bddfbd

Split-complementary

#bdbddf

#dfcebd

#cedfbd

Tetradic

#bdbddf

#dfbddf

#dfdfbd

#bddfbd

Square

#bdbddf

#dfbdce

#dfdfbd

#bddfce

Shades

Color #bdbddf mixed toward black.

#8f8fc9

#6161b2

#43438b

#2d2d5d

#16162e

Tints

Color #bdbddf mixed toward white.

#c8c8e4

#d3d3ea

#dedeef

#e9e9f4

#f4f4fa

Tones

Color #bdbddf mixed toward gray.

#c0c0dc

#c3c3d9

#c6c6d7

#c8c8d4

#cbcbd1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdd7 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#bdbdd6 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#bdd1d0 · ΔE 18.4

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 13.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbddf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbddf]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bdbddf (#bdbddf) is rgb(189, 189, 223) in RGB.

No, #bdbddf is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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