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#BFBBC8

#bfbbc8 ≈ Languid Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfbbc8 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.33% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.5% cyan, 6.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 258.46°, with 10.57% saturation and 75.88% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 5.97.

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Relative luminance0.5079

Complementary

  1. #bfbbc8
  2. #c4c8bb

Split complementary

  1. #bfbbc8
  2. #c8c5bb
  3. #bdc8bb

Analogous

  1. #bbbdc8
  2. #bfbbc8
  3. #c5bbc8

Triadic

  1. #bfbbc8
  2. #c8bfbb
  3. #bbc8bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbbc8
  2. #c8bbc4
  3. #c4c8bb
  4. #bbc8bf

Square

  1. #bfbbc8
  2. #c8bbbd
  3. #c4c8bb
  4. #bbc8c5

Monochromatic

  1. #706981
  2. #9791a6
  3. #bfbbc8
  4. #e7e5ea
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#bfbbc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbbc8
  2. #aca8b4
  3. #9996a0
  4. #86838c
  5. #737078
  6. #605e64
  7. #4c4b50
  8. #39383c
  9. #262528
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbbc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbbc8
  2. #c5c2ce
  3. #ccc9d3
  4. #d2cfd9
  5. #d9d6de
  6. #dfdde4
  7. #e5e4e9
  8. #ecebef
  9. #f2f1f4
  10. #f9f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbbc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbbc8
  2. #b9b5c1
  3. #b2afba
  4. #aca9b2
  5. #a6a3ab
  6. #a09ea4
  7. #99989d
  8. #939296
  9. #8d8c8e
  10. #868687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebcc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9bdc9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9bdc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bebdbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbcc8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcbcc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bebcc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbbc8 {
  color: #bfbbc8;
}
Background
.bg-bfbbc8 {
  background-color: #bfbbc8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbbc8 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbbc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbbc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 11% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbbc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbbc8, #c5bbc8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbbc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 200 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.97 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.07 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.90 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.90 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.93 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.93 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.19 #404437 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bfbbc8  rgb(191, 187, 200)  hsl(258, 11%, 76%)  Languid Lavender
#c4c8bb  rgb(196, 200, 187)  hsl(78, 11%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#c8bfbb  rgb(200, 191, 187)  hsl(18, 11%, 76%)  Silver
#bbc8bf  rgb(187, 200, 191)  hsl(138, 11%, 76%)  Ash Gray