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#BFBDCD

#bfbdcd ≈ Languid Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfbdcd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.12% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.83% cyan, 7.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 247.5°, with 13.79% saturation and 77.25% 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 11.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 5.81.

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Relative luminance0.5188

Complementary

  1. #bfbdcd
  2. #cbcdbd

Split complementary

  1. #bfbdcd
  2. #cdc7bd
  3. #c3cdbd

Analogous

  1. #bdc3cd
  2. #bfbdcd
  3. #c7bdcd

Triadic

  1. #bfbdcd
  2. #cdbfbd
  3. #bdcdbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbdcd
  2. #cdbdcb
  3. #cbcdbd
  4. #bdcdbf

Square

  1. #bfbdcd
  2. #cdbdc3
  3. #cbcdbd
  4. #bdcdc7

Monochromatic

  1. #6c6889
  2. #9591ac
  3. #bfbdcd
  4. #e9e9ee
  5. #f4f3f6

Shades

#bfbdcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbdcd
  2. #acaab9
  3. #9997a4
  4. #868490
  5. #73717b
  6. #605f67
  7. #4c4c52
  8. #39393e
  9. #262629
  10. #131315
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbdcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbdcd
  2. #c5c4d2
  3. #cccad7
  4. #d2d1dc
  5. #d9d7e1
  6. #dfdee6
  7. #e5e5eb
  8. #ecebf0
  9. #f2f2f5
  10. #f9f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbdcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbdcd
  2. #b9b7c5
  3. #b2b1be
  4. #acabb6
  5. #a6a5ae
  6. #a09fa7
  7. #99989f
  8. #939297
  9. #8d8c8f
  10. #868688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbec5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #babfce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #babecd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdbfc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbecd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcbecd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bebec7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbdcd {
  color: #bfbdcd;
}
Background
.bg-bfbdcd {
  background-color: #bfbdcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbdcd {
  border: 2px solid #bfbdcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbdcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 189 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 14% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbdcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbdcd, #c7bdcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbdcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 189 205 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.81 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.89 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.02 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.18 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.32 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.36 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.36 #404232 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bfbdcd  rgb(191, 189, 205)  hsl(248, 14%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#cbcdbd  rgb(203, 205, 189)  hsl(68, 14%, 77%)  Bone
#cdbfbd  rgb(205, 191, 189)  hsl(8, 14%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#bdcdbf  rgb(189, 205, 191)  hsl(128, 14%, 77%)  Ash Gray