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#BCBDD2

#bcbdd2 ≈ Languid Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcbdd2 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 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.48% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 237.27°, with 19.64% saturation and 78.04% 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 11.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 6.68.

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Relative luminance0.5174

Complementary

  1. #bcbdd2
  2. #d2d1bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbdd2
  2. #d2c6bc
  3. #c8d2bc

Analogous

  1. #bcc8d2
  2. #bcbdd2
  3. #c6bcd2

Triadic

  1. #bcbdd2
  2. #d2bcbd
  3. #bdd2bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbdd2
  2. #d1bcd2
  3. #d2d1bc
  4. #bdd2bc

Square

  1. #bcbdd2
  2. #d2bcc8
  3. #d2d1bc
  4. #bcd2c6

Monochromatic

  1. #626593
  2. #8e90b3
  3. #bcbdd2
  4. #eaeaf1
  5. #f3f3f7

Shades

#bcbdd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbdd2
  2. #a9aabd
  3. #9697a8
  4. #848493
  5. #71717e
  6. #5e5f69
  7. #4b4c54
  8. #38393f
  9. #26262a
  10. #131315
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbdd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbdd2
  2. #c3c4d7
  3. #c9cadb
  4. #d0d1e0
  5. #d7d7e4
  6. #dedee9
  7. #e4e5ed
  8. #ebebf2
  9. #f2f2f6
  10. #f8f8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbdd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbdd2
  2. #b6b7ca
  3. #b0b1c2
  4. #aaabb9
  5. #a4a5b1
  6. #9e9fa9
  7. #9898a1
  8. #929299
  9. #8c8c90
  10. #868688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbec7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8bfd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7bed1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8c0c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #babed3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9bdd2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9bfca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbdd2 {
  color: #bcbdd2;
}
Background
.bg-bcbdd2 {
  background-color: #bcbdd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbdd2 {
  border: 2px solid #bcbdd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbdd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 189 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 20% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbdd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbdd2, #c6bcd2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbdd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 189 210 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.68 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.24 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.77 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.47 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.69 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 9.74 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.02 #43422d Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bcbdd2  rgb(188, 189, 210)  hsl(237, 20%, 78%)  Languid Lavender
#d2d1bc  rgb(210, 209, 188)  hsl(57, 20%, 78%)  Bone
#d2bcbd  rgb(210, 188, 189)  hsl(357, 20%, 78%)  Silver Pink
#bdd2bc  rgb(189, 210, 188)  hsl(117, 20%, 78%)  Opal