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#BCBBCE

#bcbbce ≈ Languid Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcbbce 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.74% cyan, 9.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 243.16°, with 16.24% saturation and 77.06% 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 11.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 6.29.

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Relative luminance0.5069

Complementary

  1. #bcbbce
  2. #cdcebb

Split complementary

  1. #bcbbce
  2. #cec6bb
  3. #c4cebb

Analogous

  1. #bbc4ce
  2. #bcbbce
  3. #c6bbce

Triadic

  1. #bcbbce
  2. #cebcbb
  3. #bbcebc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbbce
  2. #cebbcd
  3. #cdcebb
  4. #bbcebc

Square

  1. #bcbbce
  2. #cebbc4
  3. #cdcebb
  4. #bbcec6

Monochromatic

  1. #67658b
  2. #908fae
  3. #bcbbce
  4. #e8e7ee
  5. #f3f3f6

Shades

#bcbbce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbbce
  2. #a9a8b9
  3. #9696a5
  4. #848390
  5. #71707c
  6. #5e5e67
  7. #4b4b52
  8. #38383e
  9. #262529
  10. #131315
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbbce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbbce
  2. #c3c2d3
  3. #c9c9d8
  4. #d0cfdd
  5. #d7d6e2
  6. #dedde7
  7. #e4e4eb
  8. #ebebf0
  9. #f2f1f5
  10. #f8f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbbce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbbce
  2. #b6b5c6
  3. #b0afbe
  4. #aaa9b7
  5. #a4a3af
  6. #9e9ea7
  7. #98989f
  8. #929297
  9. #8c8c90
  10. #868688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbcc4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7bdcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7bccd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9bec1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9bccf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9bcce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #babdc6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbbce {
  color: #bcbbce;
}
Background
.bg-bcbbce {
  background-color: #bcbbce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbbce {
  border: 2px solid #bcbbce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbbce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 187 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 16% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbbce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbbce, #c6bbce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbbce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 187 206 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.29 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.83 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.75 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.97 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.44 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.18 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.44 #434431 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bcbbce  rgb(188, 187, 206)  hsl(243, 16%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#cdcebb  rgb(205, 206, 187)  hsl(63, 16%, 77%)  Bone
#cebcbb  rgb(206, 188, 187)  hsl(3, 16%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#bbcebc  rgb(187, 206, 188)  hsl(123, 16%, 77%)  Ash Gray