#bdbed9

Color #bdbed9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.51 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbed9

RGB

rgb(189, 190, 217)

HSL

hsl(237.9, 26.9%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(237.9, 12.9%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.9%, 12.4%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(77.67, 4.98, -13.59)

LCH

lch(77.67, 14.47, 290.13)

OKLCH

oklch(80.9%, 0.0378, 283.78)

HWB

hwb(237.9, 74.1%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9d8bd

Analogous

#bdccd9

#bdbed9

#cabdd9

Triadic

#bdbed9

#d9bdbe

#bed9bd

Split-complementary

#bdbed9

#d9cabd

#ccd9bd

Tetradic

#bdbed9

#d8bdd9

#d9d8bd

#bed9bd

Square

#bdbed9

#d9bdcc

#d9d8bd

#bdd9ca

Shades

Color #bdbed9 mixed toward black.

#9294c0

#6769a8

#4a4c81

#313356

#19192b

Tints

Color #bdbed9 mixed toward white.

#c8c9df

#d3d4e6

#dedeec

#e9e9f2

#f4f4f9

Tones

Color #bdbed9 mixed toward gray.

#bfc0d7

#c2c2d4

#c4c4d2

#c6c7d0

#c9c9cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdd3 · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#bdbdd1 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#bdcecd · ΔE 15.7

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 11.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbed9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbed9]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bdbed9 (#bdbed9) is rgb(189, 190, 217) in RGB.

No, #bdbed9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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