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#BCBBCF

#bcbbcf ≈ Languid Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcbbcf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.18% cyan, 9.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 243°, 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 11.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 6.26.

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Relative luminance0.5074

Complementary

  1. #bcbbcf
  2. #cecfbb

Split complementary

  1. #bcbbcf
  2. #cfc6bb
  3. #c4cfbb

Analogous

  1. #bbc4cf
  2. #bcbbcf
  3. #c6bbcf

Triadic

  1. #bcbbcf
  2. #cfbcbb
  3. #bbcfbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbbcf
  2. #cfbbce
  3. #cecfbb
  4. #bbcfbc

Square

  1. #bcbbcf
  2. #cfbbc4
  3. #cecfbb
  4. #bbcfc6

Monochromatic

  1. #66648d
  2. #908eaf
  3. #bcbbcf
  4. #e8e8ef
  5. #f3f3f7

Shades

#bcbbcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbbcf
  2. #a9a8ba
  3. #9696a6
  4. #848391
  5. #71707c
  6. #5e5e68
  7. #4b4b53
  8. #38383e
  9. #262529
  10. #131315
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbbcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbbcf
  2. #c3c2d4
  3. #c9c9d9
  4. #d0cfdd
  5. #d7d6e2
  6. #dedde7
  7. #e4e4ec
  8. #ebebf1
  9. #f2f1f5
  10. #f8f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbbcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbbcf
  2. #b6b5c7
  3. #b0afbf
  4. #aaa9b7
  5. #a4a3af
  6. #9e9ea8
  7. #9898a0
  8. #929298
  9. #8c8c90
  10. #868688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.15:1 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 #b8bec1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9bcd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9bccf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #babdc7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbbcf {
  color: #bcbbcf;
}
Background
.bg-bcbbcf {
  background-color: #bcbbcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbbcf {
  border: 2px solid #bcbbcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbbcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 187 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 17% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbbcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbbcf, #c6bbcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbbcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 187 207 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.26 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.64 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.77 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.33 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.33 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.17 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.25 #434430 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bcbbcf  rgb(188, 187, 207)  hsl(243, 17%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#cecfbb  rgb(206, 207, 187)  hsl(63, 17%, 77%)  Bone
#cfbcbb  rgb(207, 188, 187)  hsl(3, 17%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#bbcfbc  rgb(187, 207, 188)  hsl(123, 17%, 77%)  Opal