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#BFB2CB

#bfb2cb ≈ Thistle

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfb2cb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 69.8% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.91% cyan, 12.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 271.2°, with 19.38% saturation and 74.71% 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 10.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 5.63.

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Relative luminance0.4723

Complementary

  1. #bfb2cb
  2. #becbb2

Split complementary

  1. #bfb2cb
  2. #cbcbb2
  3. #b2cbb3

Analogous

  1. #b3b2cb
  2. #bfb2cb
  3. #cbb2cb

Triadic

  1. #bfb2cb
  2. #cbbfb2
  3. #b2cbbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb2cb
  2. #cbb2be
  3. #becbb2
  4. #b2cbbf

Square

  1. #bfb2cb
  2. #cbb3b2
  3. #becbb2
  4. #b2cbcb

Monochromatic

  1. #735c88
  2. #9984ac
  3. #bfb2cb
  4. #e5e0ea
  5. #f5f3f7

Shades

#bfb2cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb2cb
  2. #aca0b7
  3. #998ea2
  4. #867d8e
  5. #736b7a
  6. #605966
  7. #4c4751
  8. #39353d
  9. #262429
  10. #131214
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb2cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb2cb
  2. #c5bad0
  3. #ccc1d5
  4. #d2c9db
  5. #d9d1e0
  6. #dfd9e5
  7. #e5e0ea
  8. #ece8ef
  9. #f2f0f5
  10. #f9f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb2cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb2cb
  2. #b9adc4
  3. #b2a8bc
  4. #aca3b5
  5. #a69ead
  6. #a099a6
  7. #99949e
  8. #938f97
  9. #8d8a8f
  10. #868588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab5bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeb6cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1b7ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #beb5ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5b5cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7b5ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #beb4c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb2cb {
  color: #bfb2cb;
}
Background
.bg-bfb2cb {
  background-color: #bfb2cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb2cb {
  border: 2px solid #bfb2cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb2cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 178 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 19% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb2cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb2cb, #cbb2cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb2cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 178 203 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 5.63 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.97 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.39 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.11 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.19 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.12 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.79 #404d34 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Thistle
#bfb2cb  rgb(191, 178, 203)  hsl(271, 19%, 75%)  Thistle
#becbb2  rgb(190, 203, 178)  hsl(91, 19%, 75%)  Ash Gray
#cbbfb2  rgb(203, 191, 178)  hsl(31, 19%, 75%)  Bone
#b2cbbf  rgb(178, 203, 191)  hsl(151, 19%, 75%)  Opal