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#bdbdcd ≈ Languid Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bdbdcd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 74.12% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.8% cyan, 7.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 13.79% saturation and 77.25% 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 11.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 6.61.

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Relative luminance0.5162

Complementary

  1. #bdbdcd
  2. #cdcdbd

Split complementary

  1. #bdbdcd
  2. #cdc5bd
  3. #c5cdbd

Analogous

  1. #bdc5cd
  2. #bdbdcd
  3. #c5bdcd

Triadic

  1. #bdbdcd
  2. #cdbdbd
  3. #bdcdbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdbdcd
  2. #cdbdcd
  3. #cdcdbd
  4. #bdcdbd

Square

  1. #bdbdcd
  2. #cdbdc5
  3. #cdcdbd
  4. #bdcdc5

Monochromatic

  1. #686889
  2. #9191ac
  3. #bdbdcd
  4. #e9e9ee
  5. #f3f3f6

Shades

#bdbdcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdbdcd
  2. #aaaab9
  3. #9797a4
  4. #848490
  5. #71717b
  6. #5f5f67
  7. #4c4c52
  8. #39393e
  9. #262629
  10. #131315
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdbdcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdbdcd
  2. #c4c4d2
  3. #cacad7
  4. #d1d1dc
  5. #d7d7e1
  6. #dedee6
  7. #e5e5eb
  8. #ebebf0
  9. #f2f2f5
  10. #f8f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdbdcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdbdcd
  2. #b7b7c5
  3. #b1b1be
  4. #ababb6
  5. #a5a5ae
  6. #9f9fa7
  7. #98989f
  8. #929297
  9. #8c8c8f
  10. #868688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebec4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9bfce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9becd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #babfc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbecd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbdcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbbec7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdbdcd {
  color: #bdbdcd;
}
Background
.bg-bdbdcd {
  background-color: #bdbdcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdbdcd {
  border: 2px solid #bdbdcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdbdcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 189 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 14% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdbdcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdbdcd, #c5bdcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdbdcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 189 205 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.61 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.67 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.19 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.54 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.23 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.23 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.62 #424232 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bdbdcd  rgb(189, 189, 205)  hsl(240, 14%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#cdcdbd  rgb(205, 205, 189)  hsl(60, 14%, 77%)  Bone
#cdbdbd  rgb(205, 189, 189)  hsl(0, 14%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#bdcdbd  rgb(189, 205, 189)  hsl(120, 14%, 77%)  Ash Gray