#BDBBC6#BDBBC6
#BDBBC6 is a light, near-neutral violet. Relative luminance 0.504; OKLCH L 79.7% C 0.015 H 294.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDBBC6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 187, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 9%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 6%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.5%, 5.6%, 0%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.34, 2.77, -5.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.34, 5.97, 297.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.7% 0.0064 -0.0141) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.7% 0.015 294.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.9478, 50.4366, 60.5717) |
| Luminance | 0.5044 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 4.08
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 5.92
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 7.90
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 8.14
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 8.45
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 9.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDBBC6 #C4C6BB
analogous
#BBBEC6 #BDBBC6 #C2BBC6
triadic
#BDBBC6 #C6BDBB #BBC6BD
tetradic
#BDBBC6 #C6BBBE #C4C6BB #BBC6C2
square
#BDBBC6 #C6BBBE #C4C6BB #BBC6C2
split-complementary
#BDBBC6 #C6C2BB #BEC6BB
monochromatic
#7C788E #9D9AAA #BDBBC6 #DDDCE2 #EFEEF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.89
#BDBBC6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.09
#BDBBC6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDBBC6
11.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDBBC6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDBBC6 | 1.00 | 1.89 | 11.09 | 11.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9BCC7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9BCC6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BBBDBE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdbbc6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 187, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.7% 0.015 294.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0cfd7',
500: '#bdbbc6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdbbc6; $custom-light: #d0cfd7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdbbc6",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 187,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 250.909,
"s": 8.8,
"l": 75.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79703,
"c": 0.01548,
"h": 294.4
},
"luminance": 0.50437
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDBBC6
secondary
#97998C
accent
#935387
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFB
border
#D4D4D4
text
#141314
muted
#838383