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#bfbfdb ≈ Languid Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfbfdb 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.79% cyan, 12.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 28% saturation and 80.39% 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 11.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 6.46.

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Relative luminance0.5345

Complementary

  1. #bfbfdb
  2. #dbdbbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbfdb
  2. #dbcdbf
  3. #cddbbf

Analogous

  1. #bfcddb
  2. #bfbfdb
  3. #cdbfdb

Triadic

  1. #bfbfdb
  2. #dbbfbf
  3. #bfdbbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbfdb
  2. #dbbfdb
  3. #dbdbbf
  4. #bfdbbf

Square

  1. #bfbfdb
  2. #dbbfcd
  3. #dbdbbf
  4. #bfdbcd

Monochromatic

  1. #5d5da4
  2. #8e8ebf
  3. #bfbfdb
  4. #f0f0f7
  5. #f2f2f8

Shades

#bfbfdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbfdb
  2. #acacc5
  3. #9999af
  4. #868699
  5. #737383
  6. #60606e
  7. #4c4c58
  8. #393942
  9. #26262c
  10. #131316
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbfdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbfdb
  2. #c5c5df
  3. #cccce2
  4. #d2d2e6
  5. #d9d9e9
  6. #dfdfed
  7. #e5e5f1
  8. #ececf4
  9. #f2f2f8
  10. #f9f9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbfdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbfdb
  2. #b9b9d2
  3. #b2b2c9
  4. #acacc0
  5. #a6a6b7
  6. #a0a0ae
  7. #9999a4
  8. #93939b
  9. #8d8d92
  10. #868689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c0cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9c2dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8c0da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9c3c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbc1dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbc0db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcc2d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbfdb {
  color: #bfbfdb;
}
Background
.bg-bfbfdb {
  background-color: #bfbfdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbfdb {
  border: 2px solid #bfbfdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbfdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 191 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 28% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbfdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbfdb, #cdbfdb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbfdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 191 219 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.46 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.05 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.26 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.71 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.13 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 9.52 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.36 #404024 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bfbfdb  rgb(191, 191, 219)  hsl(240, 28%, 80%)  Languid Lavender
#dbdbbf  rgb(219, 219, 191)  hsl(60, 28%, 80%)  Pearl
#dbbfbf  rgb(219, 191, 191)  hsl(0, 28%, 80%)  Silver Pink
#bfdbbf  rgb(191, 219, 191)  hsl(120, 28%, 80%)  Tea Green