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#BCBFCA

#bcbfca ≈ Silver

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bcbfca 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, 74.9% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.93% cyan, 5.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 227.14°, 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 11.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 5.36.

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Relative luminance0.5222

Complementary

  1. #bcbfca
  2. #cac7bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbfca
  2. #cac0bc
  3. #c6cabc

Analogous

  1. #bcc6ca
  2. #bcbfca
  3. #c0bcca

Triadic

  1. #bcbfca
  2. #cabcbf
  3. #bfcabc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbfca
  2. #c7bcca
  3. #cac7bc
  4. #bfcabc

Square

  1. #bcbfca
  2. #cabcc6
  3. #cac7bc
  4. #bccac0

Monochromatic

  1. #696f84
  2. #9196a8
  3. #bcbfca
  4. #e7e8ec
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#bcbfca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbfca
  2. #a9acb6
  3. #9699a2
  4. #84868d
  5. #717379
  6. #5e6065
  7. #4b4c51
  8. #38393d
  9. #262628
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbfca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbfca
  2. #c3c5cf
  3. #c9ccd5
  4. #d0d2da
  5. #d7d9df
  6. #dedfe5
  7. #e4e5ea
  8. #ebecef
  9. #f2f2f4
  10. #f8f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbfca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbfca
  2. #b6b9c3
  3. #b0b2bb
  4. #aaacb4
  5. #a4a6ac
  6. #9ea0a5
  7. #98999e
  8. #929396
  9. #8c8d8f
  10. #868687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebfc4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcc0cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbbfca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9c1c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbfca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcbfca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bac0c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbfca {
  color: #bcbfca;
}
Background
.bg-bcbfca {
  background-color: #bcbfca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbfca {
  border: 2px solid #bcbfca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbfca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 191 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 12% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbfca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbfca, #c0bcca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbfca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 191 202 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.36 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.26 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.26 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.26 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.11 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.11 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.66 #434035 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Silver
#bcbfca  rgb(188, 191, 202)  hsl(227, 12%, 76%)  Silver
#cac7bc  rgb(202, 199, 188)  hsl(47, 12%, 76%)  Timberwolf
#cabcbf  rgb(202, 188, 191)  hsl(347, 12%, 76%)  Silver Pink
#bfcabc  rgb(191, 202, 188)  hsl(107, 12%, 76%)  Ash Gray