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#BDBDC9

#bdbdc9 ≈ Silver

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bdbdc9 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 74.12% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.97% cyan, 5.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 10% 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 11.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 6.02.

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Relative luminance0.5143

Complementary

  1. #bdbdc9
  2. #c9c9bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdbdc9
  2. #c9c3bd
  3. #c3c9bd

Analogous

  1. #bdc3c9
  2. #bdbdc9
  3. #c3bdc9

Triadic

  1. #bdbdc9
  2. #c9bdbd
  3. #bdc9bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdbdc9
  2. #c9bdc9
  3. #c9c9bd
  4. #bdc9bd

Square

  1. #bdbdc9
  2. #c9bdc3
  3. #c9c9bd
  4. #bdc9c3

Monochromatic

  1. #6b6b82
  2. #9393a7
  3. #bdbdc9
  4. #e7e7eb
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#bdbdc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdbdc9
  2. #aaaab5
  3. #9797a1
  4. #84848d
  5. #717179
  6. #5f5f65
  7. #4c4c50
  8. #39393c
  9. #262628
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdbdc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdbdc9
  2. #c4c4ce
  3. #cacad4
  4. #d1d1d9
  5. #d7d7df
  6. #dedee4
  7. #e5e5e9
  8. #ebebef
  9. #f2f2f4
  10. #f8f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdbdc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdbdc9
  2. #b7b7c2
  3. #b1b1ba
  4. #ababb3
  5. #a5a5ac
  6. #9f9fa5
  7. #98989d
  8. #929296
  9. #8c8c8f
  10. #868687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebec2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #babeca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #babec9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbbfc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbec9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbdc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcbec4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdbdc9 {
  color: #bdbdc9;
}
Background
.bg-bdbdc9 {
  background-color: #bdbdc9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdbdc9 {
  border: 2px solid #bdbdc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdbdc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 189 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 10% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdbdc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdbdc9, #c3bdc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdbdc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 189 201 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.02 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.30 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.96 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.96 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.30 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.30 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.46 #424236 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Silver
#bdbdc9  rgb(189, 189, 201)  hsl(240, 10%, 76%)  Silver
#c9c9bd  rgb(201, 201, 189)  hsl(60, 10%, 76%)  Timberwolf
#c9bdbd  rgb(201, 189, 189)  hsl(0, 10%, 76%)  Silver Pink
#bdc9bd  rgb(189, 201, 189)  hsl(120, 10%, 76%)  Ash Gray