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#BFBBDB

#bfbbdb ≈ Languid Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfbbdb is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.33% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.79% cyan, 14.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 247.5°, with 30.77% saturation and 79.61% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 6.68.

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Relative luminance0.5173

Complementary

  1. #bfbbdb
  2. #d7dbbb

Split complementary

  1. #bfbbdb
  2. #dbcfbb
  3. #c7dbbb

Analogous

  1. #bbc7db
  2. #bfbbdb
  3. #cfbbdb

Triadic

  1. #bfbbdb
  2. #dbbfbb
  3. #bbdbbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbbdb
  2. #dbbbd7
  3. #d7dbbb
  4. #bbdbbf

Square

  1. #bfbbdb
  2. #dbbbc7
  3. #d7dbbb
  4. #bbdbcf

Monochromatic

  1. #6158a5
  2. #9089c1
  3. #bfbbdb
  4. #eeedf5
  5. #f2f2f8

Shades

#bfbbdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbbdb
  2. #aca8c5
  3. #9996af
  4. #868399
  5. #737083
  6. #605e6e
  7. #4c4b58
  8. #393842
  9. #26252c
  10. #131316
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbbdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbbdb
  2. #c5c2df
  3. #ccc9e2
  4. #d2cfe6
  5. #d9d6e9
  6. #dfdded
  7. #e5e4f1
  8. #ecebf4
  9. #f2f1f8
  10. #f9f8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbbdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbbdb
  2. #b9b5d2
  3. #b2afc9
  4. #aca9c0
  5. #a6a3b7
  6. #a09eae
  7. #9998a4
  8. #93929b
  9. #8d8c92
  10. #868689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbdca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4bfdc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4beda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bac0c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9bddc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9bdda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcbece ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbbdb {
  color: #bfbbdb;
}
Background
.bg-bfbbdb {
  background-color: #bfbbdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbbdb {
  border: 2px solid #bfbbdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbbdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 31% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbbdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbbdb, #cfbbdb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbbdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 219 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.68 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.98 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.40 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.92 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.96 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.66 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.89 #404424 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bfbbdb  rgb(191, 187, 219)  hsl(248, 31%, 80%)  Languid Lavender
#d7dbbb  rgb(215, 219, 187)  hsl(68, 31%, 80%)  Beige
#dbbfbb  rgb(219, 191, 187)  hsl(8, 31%, 80%)  Silver Pink
#bbdbbf  rgb(187, 219, 191)  hsl(128, 31%, 80%)  Celadon