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#BCB9CA

#bcb9ca ≈ Languid Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcb9ca is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 72.55% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.93% cyan, 8.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 250.59°, with 13.82% saturation and 75.88% 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 10.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 6.12.

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Relative luminance0.4965

Complementary

  1. #bcb9ca
  2. #c7cab9

Split complementary

  1. #bcb9ca
  2. #cac4b9
  3. #becab9

Analogous

  1. #b9beca
  2. #bcb9ca
  3. #c4b9ca

Triadic

  1. #bcb9ca
  2. #cabcb9
  3. #b9cabc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb9ca
  2. #cab9c7
  3. #c7cab9
  4. #b9cabc

Square

  1. #bcb9ca
  2. #cab9be
  3. #c7cab9
  4. #b9cac4

Monochromatic

  1. #6b6585
  2. #928da9
  3. #bcb9ca
  4. #e6e5eb
  5. #f4f3f6

Shades

#bcb9ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb9ca
  2. #a9a7b6
  3. #9694a2
  4. #84828d
  5. #716f79
  6. #5e5d65
  7. #4b4a51
  8. #38383d
  9. #262528
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb9ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb9ca
  2. #c3c0cf
  3. #c9c7d5
  4. #d0ceda
  5. #d7d5df
  6. #dedce5
  7. #e4e3ea
  8. #ebeaef
  9. #f2f1f4
  10. #f8f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb9ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb9ca
  2. #b6b3c3
  3. #b0aebb
  4. #aaa8b4
  5. #a4a2ac
  6. #9e9da5
  7. #98979e
  8. #929196
  9. #8c8b8f
  10. #868687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbac1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6bbcb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6bbc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #babbbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8baca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8baca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbbac3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb9ca {
  color: #bcb9ca;
}
Background
.bg-bcb9ca {
  background-color: #bcb9ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb9ca {
  border: 2px solid #bcb9ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb9ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 185 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 14% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb9ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb9ca, #c4b9ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb9ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 185 202 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.12 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.54 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.57 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.99 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.75 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.79 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.79 #434635 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bcb9ca  rgb(188, 185, 202)  hsl(251, 14%, 76%)  Languid Lavender
#c7cab9  rgb(199, 202, 185)  hsl(71, 14%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#cabcb9  rgb(202, 188, 185)  hsl(11, 14%, 76%)  Silver Pink
#b9cabc  rgb(185, 202, 188)  hsl(131, 14%, 76%)  Ash Gray