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#BBBBCC

#bbbbcc ≈ Languid Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbbbcc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.33% cyan, 8.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 14.29% saturation and 76.67% 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 11.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 6.82.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5047

Complementary

  1. #bbbbcc
  2. #ccccbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbbcc
  2. #ccc4bb
  3. #c4ccbb

Analogous

  1. #bbc4cc
  2. #bbbbcc
  3. #c4bbcc

Triadic

  1. #bbbbcc
  2. #ccbbbb
  3. #bbccbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbbcc
  2. #ccbbcc
  3. #ccccbb
  4. #bbccbb

Square

  1. #bbbbcc
  2. #ccbbc4
  3. #ccccbb
  4. #bbccc4

Monochromatic

  1. #666688
  2. #8f8fab
  3. #bbbbcc
  4. #e7e7ed
  5. #f3f3f6

Shades

#bbbbcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbbcc
  2. #a8a8b8
  3. #9696a3
  4. #83838f
  5. #70707a
  6. #5e5e66
  7. #4b4b52
  8. #38383d
  9. #252529
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbbcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbbcc
  2. #c2c2d1
  3. #c9c9d6
  4. #cfcfdb
  5. #d6d6e0
  6. #dddde6
  7. #e4e4eb
  8. #ebebf0
  9. #f1f1f5
  10. #f8f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbbcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbbcc
  2. #b5b5c4
  3. #afafbd
  4. #a9a9b5
  5. #a3a3ae
  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 11.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbcc3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7bdcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7bccb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8bec0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9bccd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9bccc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9bdc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbbcc {
  color: #bbbbcc;
}
Background
.bg-bbbbcc {
  background-color: #bbbbcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbbcc {
  border: 2px solid #bbbbcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbbcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 187 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 14% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbbcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbbcc, #c4bbcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbbcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 187 204 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.82 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.02 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.12 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.25 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.66 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.66 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.84 #444433 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bbbbcc  rgb(187, 187, 204)  hsl(240, 14%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#ccccbb  rgb(204, 204, 187)  hsl(60, 14%, 77%)  Bone
#ccbbbb  rgb(204, 187, 187)  hsl(0, 14%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#bbccbb  rgb(187, 204, 187)  hsl(120, 14%, 77%)  Ash Gray