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#bbbbcb ≈ Languid Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbbbcb is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 73.33% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.88% cyan, 7.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 13.33% 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 11.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 6.93.

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Relative luminance0.5042

Complementary

  1. #bbbbcb
  2. #cbcbbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbbcb
  2. #cbc3bb
  3. #c3cbbb

Analogous

  1. #bbc3cb
  2. #bbbbcb
  3. #c3bbcb

Triadic

  1. #bbbbcb
  2. #cbbbbb
  3. #bbcbbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbbcb
  2. #cbbbcb
  3. #cbcbbb
  4. #bbcbbb

Square

  1. #bbbbcb
  2. #cbbbc3
  3. #cbcbbb
  4. #bbcbc3

Monochromatic

  1. #676786
  2. #9090aa
  3. #bbbbcb
  4. #e6e6ec
  5. #f3f3f6

Shades

#bbbbcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbbcb
  2. #a8a8b7
  3. #9696a2
  4. #83838e
  5. #70707a
  6. #5e5e66
  7. #4b4b51
  8. #38383d
  9. #252529
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbbcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbbcb
  2. #c2c2d0
  3. #c9c9d5
  4. #cfcfdb
  5. #d6d6e0
  6. #dddde5
  7. #e4e4ea
  8. #ebebef
  9. #f1f1f5
  10. #f8f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbbcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbbcb
  2. #b5b5c4
  3. #afafbc
  4. #a9a9b5
  5. #a3a3ad
  6. #9e9ea6
  7. #98989e
  8. #929297
  9. #8c8c8f
  10. #868688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbcc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7bdcc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7bccb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8bdc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9bccb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9bbcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9bcc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbbcb {
  color: #bbbbcb;
}
Background
.bg-bbbbcb {
  background-color: #bbbbcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbbcb {
  border: 2px solid #bbbbcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbbcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 187 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 13% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbbcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbbcb, #c3bbcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbbcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 187 203 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.93 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.73 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.27 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.27 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.33 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.33 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.54 #444434 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bbbbcb  rgb(187, 187, 203)  hsl(240, 13%, 76%)  Languid Lavender
#cbcbbb  rgb(203, 203, 187)  hsl(60, 13%, 76%)  Bone
#cbbbbb  rgb(203, 187, 187)  hsl(0, 13%, 76%)  Silver Pink
#bbcbbb  rgb(187, 203, 187)  hsl(120, 13%, 76%)  Ash Gray