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#BFBBCB

#bfbbcb ≈ Languid Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfbbcb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.33% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.91% cyan, 7.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 255°, with 13.33% saturation and 76.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool 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 11.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 5.49.

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Relative luminance0.5093

Complementary

  1. #bfbbcb
  2. #c7cbbb

Split complementary

  1. #bfbbcb
  2. #cbc7bb
  3. #bfcbbb

Analogous

  1. #bbbfcb
  2. #bfbbcb
  3. #c7bbcb

Triadic

  1. #bfbbcb
  2. #cbbfbb
  3. #bbcbbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbbcb
  2. #cbbbc7
  3. #c7cbbb
  4. #bbcbbf

Square

  1. #bfbbcb
  2. #cbbbbf
  3. #c7cbbb
  4. #bbcbc7

Monochromatic

  1. #6f6786
  2. #9690aa
  3. #bfbbcb
  4. #e8e6ec
  5. #f4f3f6

Shades

#bfbbcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbbcb
  2. #aca8b7
  3. #9996a2
  4. #86838e
  5. #73707a
  6. #605e66
  7. #4c4b51
  8. #39383d
  9. #262529
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbbcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbbcb
  2. #c5c2d0
  3. #ccc9d5
  4. #d2cfdb
  5. #d9d6e0
  6. #dfdde5
  7. #e5e4ea
  8. #ecebef
  9. #f2f1f5
  10. #f9f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbbcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbbcb
  2. #b9b5c4
  3. #b2afbc
  4. #aca9b5
  5. #a6a3ad
  6. #a09ea6
  7. #99989e
  8. #939297
  9. #8d8c8f
  10. #868688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebcc3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8bdcc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9bdca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdbdc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbccb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bebcc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbbcb {
  color: #bfbbcb;
}
Background
.bg-bfbbcb {
  background-color: #bfbbcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbbcb {
  border: 2px solid #bfbbcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbbcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 13% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbbcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbbcb, #c7bbcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbbcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 203 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.49 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.23 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.58 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.32 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.84 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.84 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.88 #404434 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bfbbcb  rgb(191, 187, 203)  hsl(255, 13%, 76%)  Languid Lavender
#c7cbbb  rgb(199, 203, 187)  hsl(75, 13%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#cbbfbb  rgb(203, 191, 187)  hsl(15, 13%, 76%)  Silver
#bbcbbf  rgb(187, 203, 191)  hsl(135, 13%, 76%)  Ash Gray