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#bfbfcd ≈ Languid Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfbfcd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.83% cyan, 6.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 12.28% saturation and 77.65% 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 11.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 6.62.

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Relative luminance0.5275

Complementary

  1. #bfbfcd
  2. #cdcdbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbfcd
  2. #cdc6bf
  3. #c6cdbf

Analogous

  1. #bfc6cd
  2. #bfbfcd
  3. #c6bfcd

Triadic

  1. #bfbfcd
  2. #cdbfbf
  3. #bfcdbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbfcd
  2. #cdbfcd
  3. #cdcdbf
  4. #bfcdbf

Square

  1. #bfbfcd
  2. #cdbfc6
  3. #cdcdbf
  4. #bfcdc6

Monochromatic

  1. #6b6b88
  2. #9494ab
  3. #bfbfcd
  4. #eaeaef
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#bfbfcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbfcd
  2. #acacb9
  3. #9999a4
  4. #868690
  5. #73737b
  6. #606067
  7. #4c4c52
  8. #39393e
  9. #262629
  10. #131315
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbfcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbfcd
  2. #c5c5d2
  3. #ccccd7
  4. #d2d2dc
  5. #d9d9e1
  6. #dfdfe6
  7. #e5e5eb
  8. #ececf0
  9. #f2f2f5
  10. #f9f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbfcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbfcd
  2. #b9b9c5
  3. #b2b2be
  4. #acacb6
  5. #a6a6ae
  6. #a0a0a7
  7. #99999f
  8. #939397
  9. #8d8d8f
  10. #868688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c0c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcc0ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcc0cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcc1c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdc0cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbfcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdc0c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbfcd {
  color: #bfbfcd;
}
Background
.bg-bfbfcd {
  background-color: #bfbfcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbfcd {
  border: 2px solid #bfbfcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbfcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 191 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 12% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbfcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbfcd, #c6bfcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbfcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 191 205 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.62 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.83 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.24 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.28 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.28 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.30 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.30 #404032 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bfbfcd  rgb(191, 191, 205)  hsl(240, 12%, 78%)  Languid Lavender
#cdcdbf  rgb(205, 205, 191)  hsl(60, 12%, 78%)  Bone
#cdbfbf  rgb(205, 191, 191)  hsl(0, 12%, 78%)  Silver Pink
#bfcdbf  rgb(191, 205, 191)  hsl(120, 12%, 78%)  Ash Gray