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#bfb9d2 ≈ Languid Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfb9d2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 72.55% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.05% cyan, 11.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 254.4°, with 21.74% saturation and 77.45% 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 11.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 5.5.

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Relative luminance0.5043

Complementary

  1. #bfb9d2
  2. #ccd2b9

Split complementary

  1. #bfb9d2
  2. #d2cbb9
  3. #bfd2b9

Analogous

  1. #b9bfd2
  2. #bfb9d2
  3. #cbb9d2

Triadic

  1. #bfb9d2
  2. #d2bfb9
  3. #b9d2bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb9d2
  2. #d2b9cc
  3. #ccd2b9
  4. #b9d2bf

Square

  1. #bfb9d2
  2. #d2b9bf
  3. #ccd2b9
  4. #b9d2cb

Monochromatic

  1. #6b5f93
  2. #948ab4
  3. #bfb9d2
  4. #eae8f0
  5. #f4f3f7

Shades

#bfb9d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb9d2
  2. #aca7bd
  3. #9994a8
  4. #868293
  5. #736f7e
  6. #605d69
  7. #4c4a54
  8. #39383f
  9. #26252a
  10. #131315
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb9d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb9d2
  2. #c5c0d7
  3. #ccc7db
  4. #d2cee0
  5. #d9d5e4
  6. #dfdce9
  7. #e5e3ed
  8. #eceaf2
  9. #f2f1f6
  10. #f9f8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb9d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb9d2
  2. #b9b3ca
  3. #b2aec2
  4. #aca8b9
  5. #a6a2b1
  6. #a09da9
  7. #9997a1
  8. #939199
  9. #8d8b90
  10. #868688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbbc5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4bcd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5bcd1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcbcc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9bbd3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9bbd2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdbbc8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb9d2 {
  color: #bfb9d2;
}
Background
.bg-bfb9d2 {
  background-color: #bfb9d2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb9d2 {
  border: 2px solid #bfb9d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb9d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 185 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 22% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb9d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb9d2, #cbb9d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb9d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 185 210 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.50 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.06 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.29 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.69 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.24 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.34 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.88 #40462d Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bfb9d2  rgb(191, 185, 210)  hsl(254, 22%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#ccd2b9  rgb(204, 210, 185)  hsl(74, 22%, 77%)  Ash Gray
#d2bfb9  rgb(210, 191, 185)  hsl(14, 22%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#b9d2bf  rgb(185, 210, 191)  hsl(134, 22%, 77%)  Opal