#bdbec8

Color #bdbec8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.39 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbec8

RGB

rgb(189, 190, 200)

HSL

hsl(234.5, 9.1%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234.5, 5.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.5%, 5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(77.17, 1.55, -5.14)

LCH

lch(77.17, 5.37, 286.78)

OKLCH

oklch(80.4%, 0.014, 281.55)

HWB

hwb(234.5, 74.1%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8c7bd

Analogous

#bdc4c8

#bdbec8

#c2bdc8

Triadic

#bdbec8

#c8bdbe

#bec8bd

Split-complementary

#bdbec8

#c8c2bd

#c4c8bd

Tetradic

#bdbec8

#c7bdc8

#c8c7bd

#bec8bd

Square

#bdbec8

#c8bdc4

#c8c7bd

#bdc8c2

Shades

Color #bdbec8 mixed toward black.

#9a9bab

#76788d

#585a6a

#3b3c47

#1d1e23

Tints

Color #bdbec8 mixed toward white.

#c8c9d1

#d3d4da

#dedfe4

#e9e9ed

#f4f4f6

Tones

Color #bdbec8 mixed toward gray.

#bebfc7

#bfc0c6

#c0c0c5

#c1c1c4

#c2c2c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdc6 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#bdbdc5 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#bdc4c3 · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbec8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbec8]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bdbec8 (#bdbec8) is rgb(189, 190, 200) in RGB.

No, #bdbec8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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