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#bfbcce ≈ Languid Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfbcce is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.73% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.28% cyan, 8.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 250°, with 15.52% saturation and 77.25% 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 11.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 5.45.

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Relative luminance0.515

Complementary

  1. #bfbcce
  2. #cbcebc

Split complementary

  1. #bfbcce
  2. #cec8bc
  3. #c2cebc

Analogous

  1. #bcc2ce
  2. #bfbcce
  3. #c8bcce

Triadic

  1. #bfbcce
  2. #cebfbc
  3. #bccebf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbcce
  2. #cebccb
  3. #cbcebc
  4. #bccebf

Square

  1. #bfbcce
  2. #cebcc2
  3. #cbcebc
  4. #bccec8

Monochromatic

  1. #6c668b
  2. #9590ae
  3. #bfbcce
  4. #e9e8ee
  5. #f4f3f6

Shades

#bfbcce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbcce
  2. #aca9b9
  3. #9996a5
  4. #868490
  5. #73717c
  6. #605e67
  7. #4c4b52
  8. #39383e
  9. #262629
  10. #131315
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbcce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbcce
  2. #c5c3d3
  3. #ccc9d8
  4. #d2d0dd
  5. #d9d7e2
  6. #dfdee7
  7. #e5e4eb
  8. #ecebf0
  9. #f2f2f5
  10. #f9f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbcce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbcce
  2. #b9b6c6
  3. #b2b0be
  4. #acaab7
  5. #a6a4af
  6. #a09ea7
  7. #99989f
  8. #939297
  9. #8d8c90
  10. #868688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebdc5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8becf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9becd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcbfc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbdcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbdce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdbec7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbcce {
  color: #bfbcce;
}
Background
.bg-bfbcce {
  background-color: #bfbcce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbcce {
  border: 2px solid #bfbcce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbcce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 188 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 16% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbcce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbcce, #c8bcce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbcce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 188 206 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.45 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.63 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.74 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.80 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.67 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 9.92 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.20 #404331 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bfbcce  rgb(191, 188, 206)  hsl(250, 16%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#cbcebc  rgb(203, 206, 188)  hsl(70, 16%, 77%)  Ash Gray
#cebfbc  rgb(206, 191, 188)  hsl(10, 16%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#bccebf  rgb(188, 206, 191)  hsl(130, 16%, 77%)  Ash Gray