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#BCBDCA

#bcbdca ≈ Silver

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bcbdca is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 74.12% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.93% cyan, 6.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 235.71°, with 11.67% saturation and 76.47% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral 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 11.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 6.36.

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Relative luminance0.5135

Complementary

  1. #bcbdca
  2. #cac9bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbdca
  2. #cac2bc
  3. #c4cabc

Analogous

  1. #bcc4ca
  2. #bcbdca
  3. #c2bcca

Triadic

  1. #bcbdca
  2. #cabcbd
  3. #bdcabc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbdca
  2. #c9bcca
  3. #cac9bc
  4. #bdcabc

Square

  1. #bcbdca
  2. #cabcc4
  3. #cac9bc
  4. #bccac2

Monochromatic

  1. #696b84
  2. #9193a8
  3. #bcbdca
  4. #e7e7ec
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#bcbdca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbdca
  2. #a9aab6
  3. #9697a2
  4. #84848d
  5. #717179
  6. #5e5f65
  7. #4b4c51
  8. #38393d
  9. #262628
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbdca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbdca
  2. #c3c4cf
  3. #c9cad5
  4. #d0d1da
  5. #d7d7df
  6. #dedee5
  7. #e4e5ea
  8. #ebebef
  9. #f2f2f4
  10. #f8f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbdca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbdca
  2. #b6b7c3
  3. #b0b1bb
  4. #aaabb4
  5. #a4a5ac
  6. #9e9fa5
  7. #98989e
  8. #929296
  9. #8c8c8f
  10. #868687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbdc3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #babecb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9bdca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9bfc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbeca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbdca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #babec5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbdca {
  color: #bcbdca;
}
Background
.bg-bcbdca {
  background-color: #bcbdca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbdca {
  border: 2px solid #bcbdca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbdca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 189 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 12% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbdca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbdca, #c2bcca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbdca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 189 202 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.36 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.52 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.89 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.23 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.23 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.53 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.53 #434235 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Silver
#bcbdca  rgb(188, 189, 202)  hsl(236, 12%, 76%)  Silver
#cac9bc  rgb(202, 201, 188)  hsl(56, 12%, 76%)  Timberwolf
#cabcbd  rgb(202, 188, 189)  hsl(356, 12%, 76%)  Silver Pink
#bdcabc  rgb(189, 202, 188)  hsl(116, 12%, 76%)  Ash Gray