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#bfb7d8 ≈ Languid Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfb7d8 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 71.76% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.57% cyan, 15.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 254.55°, with 29.73% saturation and 78.24% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 6.95.

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Relative luminance0.499

Complementary

  1. #bfb7d8
  2. #d0d8b7

Split complementary

  1. #bfb7d8
  2. #d8d0b7
  3. #c0d8b7

Analogous

  1. #b7c0d8
  2. #bfb7d8
  3. #d0b7d8

Triadic

  1. #bfb7d8
  2. #d8bfb7
  3. #b7d8bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb7d8
  2. #d8b7d0
  3. #d0d8b7
  4. #b7d8bf

Square

  1. #bfb7d8
  2. #d8b7c0
  3. #d0d8b7
  4. #b7d8d0

Monochromatic

  1. #6856a0
  2. #9385bd
  3. #bfb7d8
  4. #ebe9f3
  5. #f3f2f8

Shades

#bfb7d8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb7d8
  2. #aca5c2
  3. #9992ad
  4. #868097
  5. #736e82
  6. #605c6c
  7. #4c4956
  8. #393741
  9. #26252b
  10. #131216
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb7d8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb7d8
  2. #c5bedc
  3. #ccc5e0
  4. #d2cde4
  5. #d9d4e8
  6. #dfdbec
  7. #e5e2ef
  8. #ece9f3
  9. #f2f1f7
  10. #f9f8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb7d8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb7d8
  2. #b9b2cf
  3. #b2acc6
  4. #aca7be
  5. #a6a1b5
  6. #a09cac
  7. #9996a3
  8. #93919a
  9. #8d8b92
  10. #868689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbac7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1bcda ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1bbd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbbcc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7bad9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7b9d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcbacb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb7d8 {
  color: #bfb7d8;
}
Background
.bg-bfb7d8 {
  background-color: #bfb7d8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb7d8 {
  border: 2px solid #bfb7d8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb7d8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 183 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 30% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb7d8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb7d8, #d0b7d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb7d8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 183 216 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.95 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.99 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.82 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.18 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.59 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.49 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.25 #404827 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bfb7d8  rgb(191, 183, 216)  hsl(255, 30%, 78%)  Languid Lavender
#d0d8b7  rgb(208, 216, 183)  hsl(75, 30%, 78%)  Beige
#d8bfb7  rgb(216, 191, 183)  hsl(15, 30%, 78%)  Silver Pink
#b7d8bf  rgb(183, 216, 191)  hsl(135, 30%, 78%)  Seafoam Green