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#BBBBCD

#bbbbcd ≈ Languid Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbbbcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.78% cyan, 8.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 15.25% saturation and 76.86% 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 11.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 6.73.

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Relative luminance0.5051

Complementary

  1. #bbbbcd
  2. #cdcdbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbbcd
  2. #cdc4bb
  3. #c4cdbb

Analogous

  1. #bbc4cd
  2. #bbbbcd
  3. #c4bbcd

Triadic

  1. #bbbbcd
  2. #cdbbbb
  3. #bbcdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbbcd
  2. #cdbbcd
  3. #cdcdbb
  4. #bbcdbb

Square

  1. #bbbbcd
  2. #cdbbc4
  3. #cdcdbb
  4. #bbcdc4

Monochromatic

  1. #65658a
  2. #8f8fad
  3. #bbbbcd
  4. #e7e7ed
  5. #f3f3f6

Shades

#bbbbcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbbcd
  2. #a8a8b9
  3. #9696a4
  4. #838390
  5. #70707b
  6. #5e5e67
  7. #4b4b52
  8. #38383e
  9. #252529
  10. #131315
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbbcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbbcd
  2. #c2c2d2
  3. #c9c9d7
  4. #cfcfdc
  5. #d6d6e1
  6. #dddde6
  7. #e4e4eb
  8. #ebebf0
  9. #f1f1f5
  10. #f8f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbbcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbbcd
  2. #b5b5c5
  3. #afafbe
  4. #a9a9b6
  5. #a3a3ae
  6. #9e9ea7
  7. #98989f
  8. #929297
  9. #8c8c8f
  10. #868688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbcc3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7bdce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7bccc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8bec1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9bcce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8bccd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9bdc6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbbcd {
  color: #bbbbcd;
}
Background
.bg-bbbbcd {
  background-color: #bbbbcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbbcd {
  border: 2px solid #bbbbcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbbcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 187 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 15% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbbcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbbcd, #c4bbcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbbcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 187 205 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.73 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.79 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.25 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.50 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.00 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.00 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.04 #444432 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bbbbcd  rgb(187, 187, 205)  hsl(240, 15%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#cdcdbb  rgb(205, 205, 187)  hsl(60, 15%, 77%)  Bone
#cdbbbb  rgb(205, 187, 187)  hsl(0, 15%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#bbcdbb  rgb(187, 205, 187)  hsl(120, 15%, 77%)  Ash Gray