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#BCBFCD

#bcbfcd ≈ Silver

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcbfcd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 74.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.29% cyan, 6.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 229.41°, with 14.53% saturation and 77.06% 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 11.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 6.63.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5236

Complementary

  1. #bcbfcd
  2. #cdcabc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbfcd
  2. #cdc2bc
  3. #c8cdbc

Analogous

  1. #bcc8cd
  2. #bcbfcd
  3. #c2bccd

Triadic

  1. #bcbfcd
  2. #cdbcbf
  3. #bfcdbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbfcd
  2. #cabccd
  3. #cdcabc
  4. #bfcdbc

Square

  1. #bcbfcd
  2. #cdbcc8
  3. #cdcabc
  4. #bccdc2

Monochromatic

  1. #676d89
  2. #9095ac
  3. #bcbfcd
  4. #e8e9ee
  5. #f3f4f6

Shades

#bcbfcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbfcd
  2. #a9acb9
  3. #9699a4
  4. #848690
  5. #71737b
  6. #5e6067
  7. #4b4c52
  8. #38393e
  9. #262629
  10. #131315
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbfcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbfcd
  2. #c3c5d2
  3. #c9ccd7
  4. #d0d2dc
  5. #d7d9e1
  6. #dedfe6
  7. #e4e5eb
  8. #ebecf0
  9. #f2f2f5
  10. #f8f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbfcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbfcd
  2. #b6b9c5
  3. #b0b2be
  4. #aaacb6
  5. #a4a6ae
  6. #9ea0a7
  7. #98999f
  8. #929397
  9. #8c8d8f
  10. #868688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebfc5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbc0ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #babfcd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9c1c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcc0cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbfcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bac0c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbfcd {
  color: #bcbfcd;
}
Background
.bg-bcbfcd {
  background-color: #bcbfcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbfcd {
  border: 2px solid #bcbfcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbfcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 191 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 15% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbfcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbfcd, #c2bccd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbfcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 191 205 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.63 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.85 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.00 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.20 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.20 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.89 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.03 #434032 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Silver
#bcbfcd  rgb(188, 191, 205)  hsl(229, 15%, 77%)  Silver
#cdcabc  rgb(205, 202, 188)  hsl(49, 15%, 77%)  Bone
#cdbcbf  rgb(205, 188, 191)  hsl(349, 15%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#bfcdbc  rgb(191, 205, 188)  hsl(109, 15%, 77%)  Ash Gray