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#bcbbcb ≈ Languid Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcbbcb is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 73.33% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.39% cyan, 7.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 243.75°, with 13.33% saturation and 76.47% 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 11.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 6.54.

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Relative luminance0.5054

Complementary

  1. #bcbbcb
  2. #cacbbb

Split complementary

  1. #bcbbcb
  2. #cbc4bb
  3. #c2cbbb

Analogous

  1. #bbc2cb
  2. #bcbbcb
  3. #c4bbcb

Triadic

  1. #bcbbcb
  2. #cbbcbb
  3. #bbcbbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbbcb
  2. #cbbbca
  3. #cacbbb
  4. #bbcbbc

Square

  1. #bcbbcb
  2. #cbbbc2
  3. #cacbbb
  4. #bbcbc4

Monochromatic

  1. #696786
  2. #9190aa
  3. #bcbbcb
  4. #e7e6ec
  5. #f4f3f6

Shades

#bcbbcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbbcb
  2. #a9a8b7
  3. #9696a2
  4. #84838e
  5. #71707a
  6. #5e5e66
  7. #4b4b51
  8. #38383d
  9. #262529
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbbcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbbcb
  2. #c3c2d0
  3. #c9c9d5
  4. #d0cfdb
  5. #d7d6e0
  6. #dedde5
  7. #e4e4ea
  8. #ebebef
  9. #f2f1f5
  10. #f8f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbbcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbbcb
  2. #b6b5c4
  3. #b0afbc
  4. #aaa9b5
  5. #a4a3ad
  6. #9e9ea6
  7. #98989e
  8. #929297
  9. #8c8c8f
  10. #868688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbcc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8bdcc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7bccb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9bdc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9bccb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9bccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #babcc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbbcb {
  color: #bcbbcb;
}
Background
.bg-bcbbcb {
  background-color: #bcbbcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbbcb {
  border: 2px solid #bcbbcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbbcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 187 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 13% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbbcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbbcb, #c4bbcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbbcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 187 203 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.54 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.83 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.51 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.76 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.45 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.45 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.59 #434434 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bcbbcb  rgb(188, 187, 203)  hsl(244, 13%, 76%)  Languid Lavender
#cacbbb  rgb(202, 203, 187)  hsl(64, 13%, 76%)  Bone
#cbbcbb  rgb(203, 188, 187)  hsl(4, 13%, 76%)  Silver Pink
#bbcbbc  rgb(187, 203, 188)  hsl(124, 13%, 76%)  Ash Gray