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#bfbbcd ≈ Languid Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfbbcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.83% cyan, 8.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 253.33°, with 15.25% saturation and 76.86% 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 5.32.

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Relative luminance0.5102

Complementary

  1. #bfbbcd
  2. #c9cdbb

Split complementary

  1. #bfbbcd
  2. #cdc8bb
  3. #c0cdbb

Analogous

  1. #bbc0cd
  2. #bfbbcd
  3. #c8bbcd

Triadic

  1. #bfbbcd
  2. #cdbfbb
  3. #bbcdbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbbcd
  2. #cdbbc9
  3. #c9cdbb
  4. #bbcdbf

Square

  1. #bfbbcd
  2. #cdbbc0
  3. #c9cdbb
  4. #bbcdc8

Monochromatic

  1. #6d658a
  2. #968fad
  3. #bfbbcd
  4. #e8e7ed
  5. #f4f3f6

Shades

#bfbbcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbbcd
  2. #aca8b9
  3. #9996a4
  4. #868390
  5. #73707b
  6. #605e67
  7. #4c4b52
  8. #39383e
  9. #262529
  10. #131315
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbbcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbbcd
  2. #c5c2d2
  3. #ccc9d7
  4. #d2cfdc
  5. #d9d6e1
  6. #dfdde6
  7. #e5e4eb
  8. #ecebf0
  9. #f2f1f5
  10. #f9f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbbcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbbcd
  2. #b9b5c5
  3. #b2afbe
  4. #aca9b6
  5. #a6a3ae
  6. #a09ea7
  7. #99989f
  8. #939297
  9. #8d8c8f
  10. #868688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebcc4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8bdce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8bdcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdbdc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbcce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbccd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bebcc6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbbcd {
  color: #bfbbcd;
}
Background
.bg-bfbbcd {
  background-color: #bfbbcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbbcd {
  border: 2px solid #bfbbcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbbcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 15% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbbcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbbcd, #c8bbcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbbcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 205 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.32 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.26 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.90 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.96 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.74 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.19 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.19 #404432 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bfbbcd  rgb(191, 187, 205)  hsl(253, 15%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#c9cdbb  rgb(201, 205, 187)  hsl(73, 15%, 77%)  Ash Gray
#cdbfbb  rgb(205, 191, 187)  hsl(13, 15%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#bbcdbf  rgb(187, 205, 191)  hsl(133, 15%, 77%)  Ash Gray