#bfbdc9

Color #bfbdc9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.52 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bfbdc9

RGB

rgb(191, 189, 201)

HSL

hsl(250, 10%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250, 6%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5%, 6%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(77.09, 2.96, -5.78)

LCH

lch(77.09, 6.49, 297.12)

OKLCH

oklch(80.4%, 0.0168, 293.82)

HWB

hwb(250, 74.1%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7c9bd

Analogous

#bdc1c9

#bfbdc9

#c5bdc9

Triadic

#bfbdc9

#c9bfbd

#bdc9bf

Split-complementary

#bfbdc9

#c9c5bd

#c1c9bd

Tetradic

#bfbdc9

#c9bdc7

#c7c9bd

#bdc9bf

Square

#bfbdc9

#c9bdc1

#c7c9bd

#bdc9c5

Shades

Color #bfbdc9 mixed toward black.

#9c99ac

#7a768f

#5b586b

#3d3b48

#1e1d24

Tints

Color #bfbdc9 mixed toward white.

#cac8d2

#d4d3db

#dfdee4

#eae9ed

#f4f4f6

Tones

Color #bfbdc9 mixed toward gray.

#c0bec8

#c0bfc7

#c1c0c6

#c2c1c5

#c2c2c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebec6 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#bebec5 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#bfc4c3 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 6.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfbdc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfbdc9]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bfbdc9 (#bfbdc9) is rgb(191, 189, 201) in RGB.

No, #bfbdc9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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