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#BFB6CC

#bfb6cc ≈ Languid Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfb6cc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 71.37% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.37% cyan, 10.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 264.55°, with 17.74% 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 10.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 5.42.

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Relative luminance0.4889

Complementary

  1. #bfb6cc
  2. #c3ccb6

Split complementary

  1. #bfb6cc
  2. #cccab6
  3. #b8ccb6

Analogous

  1. #b6b8cc
  2. #bfb6cc
  3. #cab6cc

Triadic

  1. #bfb6cc
  2. #ccbfb6
  3. #b6ccbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb6cc
  2. #ccb6c3
  3. #c3ccb6
  4. #b6ccbf

Square

  1. #bfb6cc
  2. #ccb6b8
  3. #c3ccb6
  4. #b6ccca

Monochromatic

  1. #716089
  2. #9889ad
  3. #bfb6cc
  4. #e6e3eb
  5. #f4f3f7

Shades

#bfb6cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb6cc
  2. #aca4b8
  3. #9992a3
  4. #867f8f
  5. #736d7a
  6. #605b66
  7. #4c4952
  8. #39373d
  9. #262429
  10. #131214
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb6cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb6cc
  2. #c5bdd1
  3. #ccc5d6
  4. #d2ccdb
  5. #d9d3e0
  6. #dfdbe6
  7. #e5e2eb
  8. #ece9f0
  9. #f2f0f5
  10. #f9f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb6cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb6cc
  2. #b9b1c4
  3. #b2abbd
  4. #aca6b5
  5. #a6a0ae
  6. #a09ba6
  7. #99969e
  8. #939097
  9. #8d8b8f
  10. #868588
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcb8c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3b9cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4bacb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdb9bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8b8cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8b8cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #beb8c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb6cc {
  color: #bfb6cc;
}
Background
.bg-bfb6cc {
  background-color: #bfb6cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb6cc {
  border: 2px solid #bfb6cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb6cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 182 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 18% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb6cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb6cc, #cab6cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb6cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 182 204 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.42 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.39 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.43 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.01 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.38 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.14 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.46 #404933 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bfb6cc  rgb(191, 182, 204)  hsl(265, 18%, 76%)  Languid Lavender
#c3ccb6  rgb(195, 204, 182)  hsl(85, 18%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#ccbfb6  rgb(204, 191, 182)  hsl(25, 18%, 76%)  Silver
#b6ccbf  rgb(182, 204, 191)  hsl(145, 18%, 76%)  Opal