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#BBBBCA

#bbbbca ≈ Languid Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbbbca is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 73.33% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.43% cyan, 7.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 12.4% saturation and 76.27% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 7.06.

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Relative luminance0.5037

Complementary

  1. #bbbbca
  2. #cacabb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbbca
  2. #cac2bb
  3. #c2cabb

Analogous

  1. #bbc2ca
  2. #bbbbca
  3. #c2bbca

Triadic

  1. #bbbbca
  2. #cabbbb
  3. #bbcabb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbbca
  2. #cabbca
  3. #cacabb
  4. #bbcabb

Square

  1. #bbbbca
  2. #cabbc2
  3. #cacabb
  4. #bbcac2

Monochromatic

  1. #676785
  2. #9090a8
  3. #bbbbca
  4. #e6e6eb
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#bbbbca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbbca
  2. #a8a8b6
  3. #9696a2
  4. #83838d
  5. #707079
  6. #5e5e65
  7. #4b4b51
  8. #38383d
  9. #252528
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbbca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbbca
  2. #c2c2cf
  3. #c9c9d5
  4. #cfcfda
  5. #d6d6df
  6. #dddde5
  7. #e4e4ea
  8. #ebebef
  9. #f1f1f4
  10. #f8f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbbca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbbca
  2. #b5b5c3
  3. #afafbb
  4. #a9a9b4
  5. #a3a3ac
  6. #9e9ea5
  7. #98989e
  8. #929296
  9. #8c8c8f
  10. #868687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbcc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8bdcb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7bcca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8bdc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9bcca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9bbca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9bcc4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbbca {
  color: #bbbbca;
}
Background
.bg-bbbbca {
  background-color: #bbbbca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbbca {
  border: 2px solid #bbbbca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbbca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 187 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 12% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbbca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbbca, #c2bbca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbbca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 187 202 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.06 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.34 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.31 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.54 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.99 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.99 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.23 #444435 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bbbbca  rgb(187, 187, 202)  hsl(240, 12%, 76%)  Languid Lavender
#cacabb  rgb(202, 202, 187)  hsl(60, 12%, 76%)  Bone
#cabbbb  rgb(202, 187, 187)  hsl(0, 12%, 76%)  Silver Pink
#bbcabb  rgb(187, 202, 187)  hsl(120, 12%, 76%)  Ash Gray