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#BEB8C8

#beb8c8 ≈ Languid Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#beb8c8 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 72.16% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 262.5°, with 12.7% saturation and 75.29% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 5.59.

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Relative luminance0.494

Complementary

  1. #beb8c8
  2. #c2c8b8

Split complementary

  1. #beb8c8
  2. #c8c6b8
  3. #bac8b8

Analogous

  1. #b8bac8
  2. #beb8c8
  3. #c6b8c8

Triadic

  1. #beb8c8
  2. #c8beb8
  3. #b8c8be

Tetradic

  1. #beb8c8
  2. #c8b8c2
  3. #c2c8b8
  4. #b8c8be

Square

  1. #beb8c8
  2. #c8b8ba
  3. #c2c8b8
  4. #b8c8c6

Monochromatic

  1. #706582
  2. #978da7
  3. #beb8c8
  4. #e5e3e9
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#beb8c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #beb8c8
  2. #aba6b4
  3. #9893a0
  4. #85818c
  5. #726e78
  6. #5f5c64
  7. #4c4a50
  8. #39373c
  9. #262528
  10. #131214
  11. #000000

Tints

#beb8c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #beb8c8
  2. #c5bfce
  3. #cbc6d3
  4. #d2cdd9
  5. #d8d4de
  6. #dfdce4
  7. #e5e3e9
  8. #eceaef
  9. #f2f1f4
  10. #f9f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#beb8c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #beb8c8
  2. #b8b2c1
  3. #b2adba
  4. #aba7b2
  5. #a5a2ab
  6. #9f9ca4
  7. #99969d
  8. #939196
  9. #8c8b8e
  10. #868687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbac0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5bac9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6bac7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdbabd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9b9c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9bac8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdb9c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-beb8c8 {
  color: #beb8c8;
}
Background
.bg-beb8c8 {
  background-color: #beb8c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-beb8c8 {
  border: 2px solid #beb8c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #beb8c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 184 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 13% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-beb8c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #beb8c8, #c6b8c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-beb8c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 184 200 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.59 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.03 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.68 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.88 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.37 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.59 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.69 #414737 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#beb8c8  rgb(190, 184, 200)  hsl(263, 13%, 75%)  Languid Lavender
#c2c8b8  rgb(194, 200, 184)  hsl(83, 13%, 75%)  Ash Gray
#c8beb8  rgb(200, 190, 184)  hsl(23, 13%, 75%)  Silver
#b8c8be  rgb(184, 200, 190)  hsl(143, 13%, 75%)  Ash Gray