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#BFBBD4

#bfbbd4 ≈ Languid Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfbbd4 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.33% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.91% cyan, 11.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 249.6°, with 22.52% saturation and 78.24% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 5.56.

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Relative luminance0.5137

Complementary

  1. #bfbbd4
  2. #d0d4bb

Split complementary

  1. #bfbbd4
  2. #d4ccbb
  3. #c4d4bb

Analogous

  1. #bbc4d4
  2. #bfbbd4
  3. #ccbbd4

Triadic

  1. #bfbbd4
  2. #d4bfbb
  3. #bbd4bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbbd4
  2. #d4bbd0
  3. #d0d4bb
  4. #bbd4bf

Square

  1. #bfbbd4
  2. #d4bbc4
  3. #d0d4bb
  4. #bbd4cc

Monochromatic

  1. #685f97
  2. #938cb6
  3. #bfbbd4
  4. #ebeaf2
  5. #f3f3f7

Shades

#bfbbd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbbd4
  2. #aca8bf
  3. #9996aa
  4. #868394
  5. #73707f
  6. #605e6a
  7. #4c4b55
  8. #393840
  9. #26252a
  10. #131315
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbbd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbbd4
  2. #c5c2d8
  3. #ccc9dd
  4. #d2cfe1
  5. #d9d6e5
  6. #dfddea
  7. #e5e4ee
  8. #ecebf2
  9. #f2f1f6
  10. #f9f8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbbd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbbd4
  2. #b9b5cc
  3. #b2afc3
  4. #aca9bb
  5. #a6a3b2
  6. #a09eaa
  7. #9998a2
  8. #939299
  9. #8d8c91
  10. #868688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebdc7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6bed5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6bdd3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbbfc3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #babdd5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #babcd4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdbdca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbbd4 {
  color: #bfbbd4;
}
Background
.bg-bfbbd4 {
  background-color: #bfbbd4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbbd4 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbbd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbbd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 23% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbbd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbbd4, #ccbbd4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbbd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 212 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.56 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.70 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.87 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.82 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.54 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.31 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.36 #40442b Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bfbbd4  rgb(191, 187, 212)  hsl(250, 23%, 78%)  Languid Lavender
#d0d4bb  rgb(208, 212, 187)  hsl(70, 23%, 78%)  Pearl
#d4bfbb  rgb(212, 191, 187)  hsl(10, 23%, 78%)  Silver Pink
#bbd4bf  rgb(187, 212, 191)  hsl(130, 23%, 78%)  Opal