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#BCB7C8

#bcb7c8 ≈ Languid Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcb7c8 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 71.76% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6% cyan, 8.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 257.65°, with 13.39% saturation and 75.1% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 5.98.

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Relative luminance0.4873

Complementary

  1. #bcb7c8
  2. #c3c8b7

Split complementary

  1. #bcb7c8
  2. #c8c5b7
  3. #bbc8b7

Analogous

  1. #b7bbc8
  2. #bcb7c8
  3. #c5b7c8

Triadic

  1. #bcb7c8
  2. #c8bcb7
  3. #b7c8bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb7c8
  2. #c8b7c3
  3. #c3c8b7
  4. #b7c8bc

Square

  1. #bcb7c8
  2. #c8b7bb
  3. #c3c8b7
  4. #b7c8c5

Monochromatic

  1. #6d6482
  2. #948ca7
  3. #bcb7c8
  4. #e4e2e9
  5. #f4f3f6

Shades

#bcb7c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb7c8
  2. #a9a5b4
  3. #9692a0
  4. #84808c
  5. #716e78
  6. #5e5c64
  7. #4b4950
  8. #38373c
  9. #262528
  10. #131214
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb7c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb7c8
  2. #c3bece
  3. #c9c5d3
  4. #d0cdd9
  5. #d7d4de
  6. #dedbe4
  7. #e4e2e9
  8. #ebe9ef
  9. #f2f1f4
  10. #f8f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb7c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb7c8
  2. #b6b2c1
  3. #b0acba
  4. #aaa7b2
  5. #a4a1ab
  6. #9e9ca4
  7. #98969d
  8. #929196
  9. #8c8b8e
  10. #868687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab8bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4b9c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5b9c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bab9bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7b8c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8b8c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbb8c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb7c8 {
  color: #bcb7c8;
}
Background
.bg-bcb7c8 {
  background-color: #bcb7c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb7c8 {
  border: 2px solid #bcb7c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb7c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 183 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 13% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb7c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb7c8, #c5b7c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb7c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 183 200 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.98 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.36 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.84 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.92 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.97 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.63 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.82 #434837 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bcb7c8  rgb(188, 183, 200)  hsl(258, 13%, 75%)  Languid Lavender
#c3c8b7  rgb(195, 200, 183)  hsl(78, 13%, 75%)  Ash Gray
#c8bcb7  rgb(200, 188, 183)  hsl(18, 13%, 75%)  Silver
#b7c8bc  rgb(183, 200, 188)  hsl(138, 13%, 75%)  Ash Gray