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#BCBBCC

#bcbbcc ≈ Languid Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcbbcc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 73.33% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.84% cyan, 8.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 243.53°, 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 11.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 6.43.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5059

Complementary

  1. #bcbbcc
  2. #cbccbb

Split complementary

  1. #bcbbcc
  2. #ccc5bb
  3. #c3ccbb

Analogous

  1. #bbc3cc
  2. #bcbbcc
  3. #c5bbcc

Triadic

  1. #bcbbcc
  2. #ccbcbb
  3. #bbccbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbbcc
  2. #ccbbcb
  3. #cbccbb
  4. #bbccbc

Square

  1. #bcbbcc
  2. #ccbbc3
  3. #cbccbb
  4. #bbccc5

Monochromatic

  1. #686688
  2. #918fab
  3. #bcbbcc
  4. #e7e7ed
  5. #f4f3f6

Shades

#bcbbcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbbcc
  2. #a9a8b8
  3. #9696a3
  4. #84838f
  5. #71707a
  6. #5e5e66
  7. #4b4b52
  8. #38383d
  9. #262529
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbbcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbbcc
  2. #c3c2d1
  3. #c9c9d6
  4. #d0cfdb
  5. #d7d6e0
  6. #dedde6
  7. #e4e4eb
  8. #ebebf0
  9. #f2f1f5
  10. #f8f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbbcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbbcc
  2. #b6b5c4
  3. #b0afbd
  4. #aaa9b5
  5. #a4a3ae
  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 11.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbcc3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7bdcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7bccb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9bec0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9bccc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9bccc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #babdc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbbcc {
  color: #bcbbcc;
}
Background
.bg-bcbbcc {
  background-color: #bcbbcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbbcc {
  border: 2px solid #bcbbcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbbcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 187 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 14% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbbcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbbcc, #c5bbcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbbcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 187 204 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.43 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.22 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.27 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.74 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.73 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.78 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.78 #434433 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bcbbcc  rgb(188, 187, 204)  hsl(244, 14%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#cbccbb  rgb(203, 204, 187)  hsl(64, 14%, 77%)  Bone
#ccbcbb  rgb(204, 188, 187)  hsl(4, 14%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#bbccbc  rgb(187, 204, 188)  hsl(124, 14%, 77%)  Ash Gray