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#bfbbda ≈ Languid Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfbbda 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 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.39% cyan, 14.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 247.74°, with 29.52% saturation and 79.41% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 6.49.

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Relative luminance0.5168

Complementary

  1. #bfbbda
  2. #d6dabb

Split complementary

  1. #bfbbda
  2. #dacebb
  3. #c6dabb

Analogous

  1. #bbc6da
  2. #bfbbda
  3. #cebbda

Triadic

  1. #bfbbda
  2. #dabfbb
  3. #bbdabf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbbda
  2. #dabbd6
  3. #d6dabb
  4. #bbdabf

Square

  1. #bfbbda
  2. #dabbc6
  3. #d6dabb
  4. #bbdace

Monochromatic

  1. #6259a3
  2. #9089bf
  3. #bfbbda
  4. #eeedf5
  5. #f3f2f8

Shades

#bfbbda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbbda
  2. #aca8c4
  3. #9996ae
  4. #868399
  5. #737083
  6. #605e6d
  7. #4c4b57
  8. #393841
  9. #26252c
  10. #131316
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbbda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbbda
  2. #c5c2de
  3. #ccc9e1
  4. #d2cfe5
  5. #d9d6e9
  6. #dfdded
  7. #e5e4f0
  8. #ecebf4
  9. #f2f1f8
  10. #f9f8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbbda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbbda
  2. #b9b5d1
  3. #b2afc8
  4. #aca9bf
  5. #a6a3b6
  6. #a09ead
  7. #9998a4
  8. #93929b
  9. #8d8c92
  10. #868689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbdca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4bfdb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4bed9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bac0c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9bddb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9bdd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcbece ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbbda {
  color: #bfbbda;
}
Background
.bg-bfbbda {
  background-color: #bfbbda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbbda {
  border: 2px solid #bfbbda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbbda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 30% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbbda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbbda, #cebbda);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbbda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 218 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.49 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.22 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.44 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.84 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.87 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.62 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.79 #404425 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bfbbda  rgb(191, 187, 218)  hsl(248, 30%, 79%)  Languid Lavender
#d6dabb  rgb(214, 218, 187)  hsl(68, 30%, 79%)  Beige
#dabfbb  rgb(218, 191, 187)  hsl(8, 30%, 79%)  Silver Pink
#bbdabf  rgb(187, 218, 191)  hsl(128, 30%, 79%)  Celadon