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#BBBBCF

#bbbbcf ≈ Languid Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbbbcf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.66% cyan, 9.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 17.24% saturation and 77.25% 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 11.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 6.63.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5061

Complementary

  1. #bbbbcf
  2. #cfcfbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbbcf
  2. #cfc5bb
  3. #c5cfbb

Analogous

  1. #bbc5cf
  2. #bbbbcf
  3. #c5bbcf

Triadic

  1. #bbbbcf
  2. #cfbbbb
  3. #bbcfbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbbcf
  2. #cfbbcf
  3. #cfcfbb
  4. #bbcfbb

Square

  1. #bbbbcf
  2. #cfbbc5
  3. #cfcfbb
  4. #bbcfc5

Monochromatic

  1. #64648d
  2. #8e8eaf
  3. #bbbbcf
  4. #e8e8ef
  5. #f3f3f7

Shades

#bbbbcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbbcf
  2. #a8a8ba
  3. #9696a6
  4. #838391
  5. #70707c
  6. #5e5e68
  7. #4b4b53
  8. #38383e
  9. #252529
  10. #131315
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbbcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbbcf
  2. #c2c2d4
  3. #c9c9d9
  4. #cfcfdd
  5. #d6d6e2
  6. #dddde7
  7. #e4e4ec
  8. #ebebf1
  9. #f1f1f5
  10. #f8f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbbcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbbcf
  2. #b5b5c7
  3. #afafbf
  4. #a9a9b7
  5. #a3a3af
  6. #9e9ea8
  7. #9898a0
  8. #929298
  9. #8c8c90
  10. #868688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbcc4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7bdd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6bcce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7bec1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8bcd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8bccf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9bdc7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbbcf {
  color: #bbbbcf;
}
Background
.bg-bbbbcf {
  background-color: #bbbbcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbbcf {
  border: 2px solid #bbbbcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbbcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 187 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 17% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbbcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbbcf, #c5bbcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbbcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 187 207 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.63 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.37 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.29 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.24 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.78 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.21 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.25 #444430 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bbbbcf  rgb(187, 187, 207)  hsl(240, 17%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#cfcfbb  rgb(207, 207, 187)  hsl(60, 17%, 77%)  Bone
#cfbbbb  rgb(207, 187, 187)  hsl(0, 17%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#bbcfbb  rgb(187, 207, 187)  hsl(120, 17%, 77%)  Opal