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#BFBBCC

#bfbbcc ≈ Languid Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfbbcc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.37% cyan, 8.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 254.12°, with 14.29% saturation and 76.67% 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 11.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 5.39.

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Relative luminance0.5098

Complementary

  1. #bfbbcc
  2. #c8ccbb

Split complementary

  1. #bfbbcc
  2. #ccc8bb
  3. #c0ccbb

Analogous

  1. #bbc0cc
  2. #bfbbcc
  3. #c8bbcc

Triadic

  1. #bfbbcc
  2. #ccbfbb
  3. #bbccbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbbcc
  2. #ccbbc8
  3. #c8ccbb
  4. #bbccbf

Square

  1. #bfbbcc
  2. #ccbbc0
  3. #c8ccbb
  4. #bbccc8

Monochromatic

  1. #6e6688
  2. #968fab
  3. #bfbbcc
  4. #e8e7ed
  5. #f4f3f6

Shades

#bfbbcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbbcc
  2. #aca8b8
  3. #9996a3
  4. #86838f
  5. #73707a
  6. #605e66
  7. #4c4b52
  8. #39383d
  9. #262529
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbbcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbbcc
  2. #c5c2d1
  3. #ccc9d6
  4. #d2cfdb
  5. #d9d6e0
  6. #dfdde6
  7. #e5e4eb
  8. #ecebf0
  9. #f2f1f5
  10. #f9f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbbcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbbcc
  2. #b9b5c4
  3. #b2afbd
  4. #aca9b5
  5. #a6a3ae
  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 11.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebcc3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8bdcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8bdcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdbdc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbccc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbccc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bebcc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbbcc {
  color: #bfbbcc;
}
Background
.bg-bfbbcc {
  background-color: #bfbbcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbbcc {
  border: 2px solid #bfbbcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbbcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 14% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbbcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbbcc, #c8bbcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbbcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 204 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.39 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.42 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.60 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.10 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.83 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.14 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.14 #404433 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bfbbcc  rgb(191, 187, 204)  hsl(254, 14%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#c8ccbb  rgb(200, 204, 187)  hsl(74, 14%, 77%)  Ash Gray
#ccbfbb  rgb(204, 191, 187)  hsl(14, 14%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#bbccbf  rgb(187, 204, 191)  hsl(134, 14%, 77%)  Ash Gray