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#bfbcdb ≈ Languid Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfbcdb is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.73% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.79% cyan, 14.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 245.81°, with 30.1% saturation and 79.8% 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 11.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 6.55.

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Relative luminance0.5216

Complementary

  1. #bfbcdb
  2. #d8dbbc

Split complementary

  1. #bfbcdb
  2. #dbcebc
  3. #c8dbbc

Analogous

  1. #bcc8db
  2. #bfbcdb
  3. #cebcdb

Triadic

  1. #bfbcdb
  2. #dbbfbc
  3. #bcdbbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbcdb
  2. #dbbcd8
  3. #d8dbbc
  4. #bcdbbf

Square

  1. #bfbcdb
  2. #dbbcc8
  3. #d8dbbc
  4. #bcdbce

Monochromatic

  1. #6059a5
  2. #8f8ac0
  3. #bfbcdb
  4. #efeef6
  5. #f2f2f8

Shades

#bfbcdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbcdb
  2. #aca9c5
  3. #9996af
  4. #868499
  5. #737183
  6. #605e6e
  7. #4c4b58
  8. #393842
  9. #26262c
  10. #131316
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbcdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbcdb
  2. #c5c3df
  3. #ccc9e2
  4. #d2d0e6
  5. #d9d7e9
  6. #dfdeed
  7. #e5e4f1
  8. #ecebf4
  9. #f2f2f8
  10. #f9f8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbcdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbcdb
  2. #b9b6d2
  3. #b2b0c9
  4. #acaac0
  5. #a6a4b7
  6. #a09eae
  7. #9998a4
  8. #93929b
  9. #8d8c92
  10. #868689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbecb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5c0dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5beda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bac1c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9bedc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9bdda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcbfcf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbcdb {
  color: #bfbcdb;
}
Background
.bg-bfbcdb {
  background-color: #bfbcdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbcdb {
  border: 2px solid #bfbcdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbcdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 188 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 246 30% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbcdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbcdb, #cebcdb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbcdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 188 219 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.55 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.99 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.27 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.16 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.21 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.27 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.53 #404324 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bfbcdb  rgb(191, 188, 219)  hsl(246, 30%, 80%)  Languid Lavender
#d8dbbc  rgb(216, 219, 188)  hsl(66, 30%, 80%)  Beige
#dbbfbc  rgb(219, 191, 188)  hsl(6, 30%, 80%)  Silver Pink
#bcdbbf  rgb(188, 219, 191)  hsl(126, 30%, 80%)  Celadon