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#BABBCC

#babbcc ≈ Languid Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#babbcc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 73.33% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.82% cyan, 8.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 236.67°, with 15% saturation and 76.47% 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 11.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 7.23.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5034

Complementary

  1. #babbcc
  2. #cccbba

Split complementary

  1. #babbcc
  2. #ccc2ba
  3. #c4ccba

Analogous

  1. #bac4cc
  2. #babbcc
  3. #c2bacc

Triadic

  1. #babbcc
  2. #ccbabb
  3. #bbccba

Tetradic

  1. #babbcc
  2. #cbbacc
  3. #cccbba
  4. #bbccba

Square

  1. #babbcc
  2. #ccbac4
  3. #cccbba
  4. #baccc2

Monochromatic

  1. #656788
  2. #8e90ab
  3. #babbcc
  4. #e6e6ed
  5. #f3f3f6

Shades

#babbcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #babbcc
  2. #a7a8b8
  3. #9596a3
  4. #82838f
  5. #70707a
  6. #5d5e66
  7. #4a4b52
  8. #38383d
  9. #252529
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#babbcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #babbcc
  2. #c1c2d1
  3. #c8c9d6
  4. #cfcfdb
  5. #d6d6e0
  6. #dddde6
  7. #e3e4eb
  8. #eaebf0
  9. #f1f1f5
  10. #f8f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#babbcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #babbcc
  2. #b4b5c4
  3. #aeafbd
  4. #a9a9b5
  5. #a3a3ae
  6. #9d9ea6
  7. #97989e
  8. #919297
  9. #8c8c8f
  10. #868688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbcc3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7bdcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6bccc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6bec0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8bccd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8bbcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8bdc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-babbcc {
  color: #babbcc;
}
Background
.bg-babbcc {
  background-color: #babbcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-babbcc {
  border: 2px solid #babbcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #babbcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 187 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 15% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-babbcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #babbcc, #c2bacc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-babbcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 187 204 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.23 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.77 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.80 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.04 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.56 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.56 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.80 #454433 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#babbcc  rgb(186, 187, 204)  hsl(237, 15%, 76%)  Languid Lavender
#cccbba  rgb(204, 203, 186)  hsl(57, 15%, 76%)  Bone
#ccbabb  rgb(204, 186, 187)  hsl(357, 15%, 76%)  Silver Pink
#bbccba  rgb(187, 204, 186)  hsl(117, 15%, 76%)  Ash Gray