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#BDBFD3

#bdbfd3 ≈ Languid Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bdbfd3 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 74.9% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.43% cyan, 9.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 234.55°, with 20% saturation and 78.43% 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 11.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 6.84.

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Relative luminance0.5278

Complementary

  1. #bdbfd3
  2. #d3d1bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdbfd3
  2. #d3c6bd
  3. #cad3bd

Analogous

  1. #bdcad3
  2. #bdbfd3
  3. #c6bdd3

Triadic

  1. #bdbfd3
  2. #d3bdbf
  3. #bfd3bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdbfd3
  2. #d1bdd3
  3. #d3d1bd
  4. #bfd3bd

Square

  1. #bdbfd3
  2. #d3bdca
  3. #d3d1bd
  4. #bdd3c6

Monochromatic

  1. #636794
  2. #8f92b4
  3. #bdbfd3
  4. #ebecf2
  5. #f3f3f7

Shades

#bdbfd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdbfd3
  2. #aaacbe
  3. #9799a9
  4. #848694
  5. #71737f
  6. #5f606a
  7. #4c4c54
  8. #39393f
  9. #26262a
  10. #131315
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdbfd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdbfd3
  2. #c4c5d7
  3. #caccdc
  4. #d1d2e0
  5. #d7d9e5
  6. #dedfe9
  7. #e5e5ed
  8. #ebecf2
  9. #f2f2f6
  10. #f8f9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdbfd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdbfd3
  2. #b7b9cb
  3. #b1b2c2
  4. #abacba
  5. #a5a6b2
  6. #9fa0aa
  7. #9899a1
  8. #929399
  9. #8c8d91
  10. #868688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfc0c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bac1d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9bfd2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9c2c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbc0d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbfd3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bac1cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdbfd3 {
  color: #bdbfd3;
}
Background
.bg-bdbfd3 {
  background-color: #bdbfd3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdbfd3 {
  border: 2px solid #bdbfd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdbfd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 191 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 20% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdbfd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdbfd3, #c6bdd3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdbfd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 191 211 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.84 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.19 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.55 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.01 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 9.32 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.83 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.14 #42402c Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bdbfd3  rgb(189, 191, 211)  hsl(235, 20%, 78%)  Languid Lavender
#d3d1bd  rgb(211, 209, 189)  hsl(55, 20%, 78%)  Bone
#d3bdbf  rgb(211, 189, 191)  hsl(355, 20%, 78%)  Silver Pink
#bfd3bd  rgb(191, 211, 189)  hsl(115, 20%, 78%)  Opal