#bdbedb

Color #bdbedb

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.75 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbedb

RGB

rgb(189, 190, 219)

HSL

hsl(238, 29.4%, 80%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(238, 13.7%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.7%, 13.2%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(77.73, 5.4, -14.58)

LCH

lch(77.73, 15.55, 290.32)

OKLCH

oklch(81%, 0.0406, 283.97)

HWB

hwb(238, 74.1%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbdabd

Analogous

#bdcddb

#bdbedb

#cbbddb

Triadic

#bdbedb

#dbbdbe

#bedbbd

Split-complementary

#bdbedb

#dbcbbd

#cddbbd

Tetradic

#bdbedb

#dabddb

#dbdabd

#bedbbd

Square

#bdbedb

#dbbdcd

#dbdabd

#bddbcb

Shades

Color #bdbedb mixed toward black.

#9193c3

#6567ab

#484a84

#303158

#18192c

Tints

Color #bdbedb mixed toward white.

#c8c9e1

#d3d4e7

#dedfed

#e9e9f3

#f4f4f9

Tones

Color #bdbedb mixed toward gray.

#c0c0d8

#c2c3d6

#c5c5d3

#c7c7d1

#cacace

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdd4 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#bdbdd3 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#bdcfce · ΔE 16.5

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 12.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbedb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbedb]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bdbedb (#bdbedb) is rgb(189, 190, 219) in RGB.

No, #bdbedb 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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