#BDBFDB#BDBFDB

#BDBFDB is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.532; OKLCH L 81.2% C 0.039 H 282.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDBFDB
RGB	rgb(189, 191, 219)
HSL	hsl(236, 29%, 80%)
HSV	hsv(236, 14%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.7%, 12.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(77.99, 4.86, -14.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(77.99, 15.00, 288.89°)
OKLab	oklab(81.2% 0.0083 -0.0384)
OKLCH	oklch(81.2% 0.039 282.2)
XYZ	xyz(52.4004, 53.1943, 74.5110)
Luminance	0.5320 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDBFDB #DBD9BD

analogous

#BDCEDB #BDBFDB #CABDDB

triadic

#BDBFDB #DBBDBF #BFDBBD

tetradic

#BDBFDB #DBBDCE #DBD9BD #BDDBCA

square

#BDBFDB #DBBDCE #DBD9BD #BDDBCA

split-complementary

#BDBFDB #DBCABD #CEDBBD

monochromatic

#6E72B0 #9599C5 #BDBFDB #E5E5F1 #EBECF4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.80

#BDBFDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.64

#BDBFDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDBFDB

11.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDBFDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDBFDB	1.00	1.80	11.64	11.64
#FFFFFF	1.80	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	11.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	11.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B8C2DC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B7C0DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B7C4C8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C1C1C1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdbfdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 191, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.2% 0.039 282.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1d2e6',
    500: '#bdbfdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bdbfdb;
$custom-light: #d1d2e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdbfdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 191,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236,
    "s": 29.412,
    "l": 80
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81203,
    "c": 0.03928,
    "h": 282.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.53195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDBFDB

secondary

#B2AF8A

accent

#A13DA8

background

#FEFEFE

surface

#FBFBFC

border

#D4D4D5

text

#141415

muted

#838384

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDBFDB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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