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#BFBFCE

#bfbfce ≈ Languid Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfbfce is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.9% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.28% cyan, 7.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 13.27% saturation and 77.84% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 6.46.

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Relative luminance0.5279

Complementary

  1. #bfbfce
  2. #cecebf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbfce
  2. #cec6bf
  3. #c6cebf

Analogous

  1. #bfc6ce
  2. #bfbfce
  3. #c6bfce

Triadic

  1. #bfbfce
  2. #cebfbf
  3. #bfcebf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbfce
  2. #cebfce
  3. #cecebf
  4. #bfcebf

Square

  1. #bfbfce
  2. #cebfc6
  3. #cecebf
  4. #bfcec6

Monochromatic

  1. #6a6a8a
  2. #9494ad
  3. #bfbfce
  4. #eaeaef
  5. #f3f3f6

Shades

#bfbfce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbfce
  2. #acacb9
  3. #9999a5
  4. #868690
  5. #73737c
  6. #606067
  7. #4c4c52
  8. #39393e
  9. #262629
  10. #131315
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbfce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbfce
  2. #c5c5d3
  3. #ccccd8
  4. #d2d2dd
  5. #d9d9e2
  6. #dfdfe7
  7. #e5e5eb
  8. #ececf0
  9. #f2f2f5
  10. #f9f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbfce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbfce
  2. #b9b9c6
  3. #b2b2be
  4. #acacb7
  5. #a6a6af
  6. #a0a0a7
  7. #99999f
  8. #939397
  9. #8d8d90
  10. #868688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c0c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcc1cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbc0ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcc1c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdc0ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbfce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdc0c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbfce {
  color: #bfbfce;
}
Background
.bg-bfbfce {
  background-color: #bfbfce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbfce {
  border: 2px solid #bfbfce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbfce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 191 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 13% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbfce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbfce, #c6bfce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbfce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 191 206 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.46 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.24 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.18 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.61 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.61 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.08 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 9.43 #404031 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bfbfce  rgb(191, 191, 206)  hsl(240, 13%, 78%)  Languid Lavender
#cecebf  rgb(206, 206, 191)  hsl(60, 13%, 78%)  Bone
#cebfbf  rgb(206, 191, 191)  hsl(0, 13%, 78%)  Silver Pink
#bfcebf  rgb(191, 206, 191)  hsl(120, 13%, 78%)  Ash Gray