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#bfbbce ≈ Languid Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfbbce 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.28% cyan, 9.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 252.63°, with 16.24% saturation and 77.06% 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 11.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 5.27.

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Relative luminance0.5107

Complementary

  1. #bfbbce
  2. #cacebb

Split complementary

  1. #bfbbce
  2. #cec9bb
  3. #c1cebb

Analogous

  1. #bbc1ce
  2. #bfbbce
  3. #c9bbce

Triadic

  1. #bfbbce
  2. #cebfbb
  3. #bbcebf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbbce
  2. #cebbca
  3. #cacebb
  4. #bbcebf

Square

  1. #bfbbce
  2. #cebbc1
  3. #cacebb
  4. #bbcec9

Monochromatic

  1. #6d658b
  2. #958fae
  3. #bfbbce
  4. #e9e7ee
  5. #f4f3f6

Shades

#bfbbce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbbce
  2. #aca8b9
  3. #9996a5
  4. #868390
  5. #73707c
  6. #605e67
  7. #4c4b52
  8. #39383e
  9. #262529
  10. #131315
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbbce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbbce
  2. #c5c2d3
  3. #ccc9d8
  4. #d2cfdd
  5. #d9d6e2
  6. #dfdde7
  7. #e5e4eb
  8. #ecebf0
  9. #f2f1f5
  10. #f9f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbbce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbbce
  2. #b9b5c6
  3. #b2afbe
  4. #aca9b7
  5. #a6a3af
  6. #a09ea7
  7. #99989f
  8. #939297
  9. #8d8c90
  10. #868688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebcc4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7bdcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8bdcd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcbec1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbccf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbcce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdbdc6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbbce {
  color: #bfbbce;
}
Background
.bg-bfbbce {
  background-color: #bfbbce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbbce {
  border: 2px solid #bfbbce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbbce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 16% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbbce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbbce, #c9bbce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbbce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 206 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.27 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.13 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.72 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.32 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.67 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.17 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.19 #404431 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bfbbce  rgb(191, 187, 206)  hsl(253, 16%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#cacebb  rgb(202, 206, 187)  hsl(73, 16%, 77%)  Ash Gray
#cebfbb  rgb(206, 191, 187)  hsl(13, 16%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#bbcebf  rgb(187, 206, 191)  hsl(133, 16%, 77%)  Opal