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#bfbbcf ≈ Languid Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfbbcf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.73% cyan, 9.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 252°, with 17.24% saturation and 77.25% 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 11.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 5.26.

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Relative luminance0.5112

Complementary

  1. #bfbbcf
  2. #cbcfbb

Split complementary

  1. #bfbbcf
  2. #cfc9bb
  3. #c1cfbb

Analogous

  1. #bbc1cf
  2. #bfbbcf
  3. #c9bbcf

Triadic

  1. #bfbbcf
  2. #cfbfbb
  3. #bbcfbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbbcf
  2. #cfbbcb
  3. #cbcfbb
  4. #bbcfbf

Square

  1. #bfbbcf
  2. #cfbbc1
  3. #cbcfbb
  4. #bbcfc9

Monochromatic

  1. #6c648d
  2. #958eaf
  3. #bfbbcf
  4. #e9e8ef
  5. #f4f3f7

Shades

#bfbbcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbbcf
  2. #aca8ba
  3. #9996a6
  4. #868391
  5. #73707c
  6. #605e68
  7. #4c4b53
  8. #39383e
  9. #262529
  10. #131315
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbbcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbbcf
  2. #c5c2d4
  3. #ccc9d9
  4. #d2cfdd
  5. #d9d6e2
  6. #dfdde7
  7. #e5e4ec
  8. #ecebf1
  9. #f2f1f5
  10. #f9f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbbcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbbcf
  2. #b9b5c7
  3. #b2afbf
  4. #aca9b7
  5. #a6a3af
  6. #a09ea8
  7. #9998a0
  8. #939298
  9. #8d8c90
  10. #868688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebcc5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7bed0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8bdce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcbec1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #babdd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbccf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdbdc7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbbcf {
  color: #bfbbcf;
}
Background
.bg-bfbbcf {
  background-color: #bfbbcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbbcf {
  border: 2px solid #bfbbcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbbcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 17% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbbcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbbcf, #c9bbcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbbcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 207 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.26 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.02 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.54 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.61 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.67 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.16 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.20 #404430 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bfbbcf  rgb(191, 187, 207)  hsl(252, 17%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#cbcfbb  rgb(203, 207, 187)  hsl(72, 17%, 77%)  Ash Gray
#cfbfbb  rgb(207, 191, 187)  hsl(12, 17%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#bbcfbf  rgb(187, 207, 191)  hsl(132, 17%, 77%)  Opal