#bfbcdb

Color #bfbcdb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.47 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bfbcdb

RGB

rgb(191, 188, 219)

HSL

hsl(245.8, 30.1%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.8, 14.2%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.8%, 14.2%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(77.37, 7.12, -15.1)

LCH

lch(77.37, 16.69, 295.24)

OKLCH

oklch(80.8%, 0.0435, 289.77)

HWB

hwb(245.8, 73.7%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8dbbc

Analogous

#bcc8db

#bfbcdb

#cebcdb

Triadic

#bfbcdb

#dbbfbc

#bcdbbf

Split-complementary

#bfbcdb

#dbcebc

#c8dbbc

Tetradic

#bfbcdb

#dbbcd8

#d8dbbc

#bcdbbf

Square

#bfbcdb

#dbbcc8

#d8dbbc

#bcdbce

Shades

Color #bfbcdb mixed toward black.

#9590c3

#6b64ac

#4d4784

#332f58

#1a182c

Tints

Color #bfbcdb mixed toward white.

#cac7e1

#d4d2e7

#dfdded

#eae9f3

#f4f4f9

Tones

Color #bfbcdb mixed toward gray.

#c1bfd8

#c3c1d6

#c5c4d3

#c7c6d1

#c9c9ce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebed4 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#bebed2 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#bfcecd · ΔE 17.2

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 13

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfbcdb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfbcdb]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bfbcdb (#bfbcdb) is rgb(191, 188, 219) in RGB.

No, #bfbcdb 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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