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#BFB5CD

#bfb5cd ≈ Languid Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfb5cd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 70.98% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.83% cyan, 11.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 265°, with 19.35% saturation and 75.69% 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 10.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 5.72.

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Relative luminance0.4853

Complementary

  1. #bfb5cd
  2. #c3cdb5

Split complementary

  1. #bfb5cd
  2. #cdcbb5
  3. #b7cdb5

Analogous

  1. #b5b7cd
  2. #bfb5cd
  3. #cbb5cd

Triadic

  1. #bfb5cd
  2. #cdbfb5
  3. #b5cdbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb5cd
  2. #cdb5c3
  3. #c3cdb5
  4. #b5cdbf

Square

  1. #bfb5cd
  2. #cdb5b7
  3. #c3cdb5
  4. #b5cdcb

Monochromatic

  1. #715e8b
  2. #9887ae
  3. #bfb5cd
  4. #e6e3ec
  5. #f4f3f7

Shades

#bfb5cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb5cd
  2. #aca3b9
  3. #9991a4
  4. #867f90
  5. #736d7b
  6. #605b67
  7. #4c4852
  8. #39363e
  9. #262429
  10. #131215
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb5cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb5cd
  2. #c5bcd2
  3. #ccc4d7
  4. #d2cbdc
  5. #d9d3e1
  6. #dfdae6
  7. #e5e1eb
  8. #ece9f0
  9. #f2f0f5
  10. #f9f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb5cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb5cd
  2. #b9b0c5
  3. #b2aabe
  4. #aca5b6
  5. #a6a0ae
  6. #a09ba7
  7. #99959f
  8. #939097
  9. #8d8b8f
  10. #868588
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbb7c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1b9ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3b9cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdb8bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7b7ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8b7cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #beb7c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb5cd {
  color: #bfb5cd;
}
Background
.bg-bfb5cd {
  background-color: #bfb5cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb5cd {
  border: 2px solid #bfb5cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb5cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 181 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 19% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb5cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb5cd, #cbb5cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb5cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 181 205 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.72 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.09 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.05 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.88 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.39 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.45 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.45 #404a32 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bfb5cd  rgb(191, 181, 205)  hsl(265, 19%, 76%)  Languid Lavender
#c3cdb5  rgb(195, 205, 181)  hsl(85, 19%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#cdbfb5  rgb(205, 191, 181)  hsl(25, 19%, 76%)  Silver
#b5cdbf  rgb(181, 205, 191)  hsl(145, 19%, 76%)  Opal