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#bcbdcd ≈ Languid Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcbdcd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 74.12% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.29% cyan, 7.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 236.47°, with 14.53% 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 11.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 7.03.

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Relative luminance0.5149

Complementary

  1. #bcbdcd
  2. #cdccbc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbdcd
  2. #cdc4bc
  3. #c6cdbc

Analogous

  1. #bcc6cd
  2. #bcbdcd
  3. #c4bccd

Triadic

  1. #bcbdcd
  2. #cdbcbd
  3. #bdcdbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbdcd
  2. #ccbccd
  3. #cdccbc
  4. #bdcdbc

Square

  1. #bcbdcd
  2. #cdbcc6
  3. #cdccbc
  4. #bccdc4

Monochromatic

  1. #676989
  2. #9092ac
  3. #bcbdcd
  4. #e8e8ee
  5. #f3f3f6

Shades

#bcbdcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbdcd
  2. #a9aab9
  3. #9697a4
  4. #848490
  5. #71717b
  6. #5e5f67
  7. #4b4c52
  8. #38393e
  9. #262629
  10. #131315
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbdcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbdcd
  2. #c3c4d2
  3. #c9cad7
  4. #d0d1dc
  5. #d7d7e1
  6. #dedee6
  7. #e4e5eb
  8. #ebebf0
  9. #f2f2f5
  10. #f8f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbdcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbdcd
  2. #b6b7c5
  3. #b0b1be
  4. #aaabb6
  5. #a4a5ae
  6. #9e9fa7
  7. #98989f
  8. #929297
  9. #8c8c8f
  10. #868688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbec4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9bfce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9becd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9c0c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #babecd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #babdcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #babfc7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbdcd {
  color: #bcbdcd;
}
Background
.bg-bcbdcd {
  background-color: #bcbdcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbdcd {
  border: 2px solid #bcbdcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbdcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 189 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 15% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbdcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbdcd, #c4bccd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbdcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 189 205 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.03 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.58 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.71 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.34 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.18 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.18 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.52 #434232 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bcbdcd  rgb(188, 189, 205)  hsl(236, 15%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#cdccbc  rgb(205, 204, 188)  hsl(56, 15%, 77%)  Bone
#cdbcbd  rgb(205, 188, 189)  hsl(356, 15%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#bdcdbc  rgb(189, 205, 188)  hsl(116, 15%, 77%)  Ash Gray