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#bfc6cf ≈ Silver

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfc6cf is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 77.65% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.73% cyan, 4.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 213.75°, with 14.29% saturation and 78.04% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 5.

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Relative luminance0.5597

Complementary

  1. #bfc6cf
  2. #cfc8bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfc6cf
  2. #cfc0bf
  3. #cecfbf

Analogous

  1. #bfcecf
  2. #bfc6cf
  3. #c0bfcf

Triadic

  1. #bfc6cf
  2. #cfbfc6
  3. #c6cfbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfc6cf
  2. #c8bfcf
  3. #cfc8bf
  4. #c6cfbf

Square

  1. #bfc6cf
  2. #cfbfce
  3. #cfc8bf
  4. #bfcfc0

Monochromatic

  1. #69788c
  2. #939fae
  3. #bfc6cf
  4. #ebedf0
  5. #f3f5f6

Shades

#bfc6cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfc6cf
  2. #acb2ba
  3. #999ea6
  4. #868b91
  5. #73777c
  6. #606368
  7. #4c4f53
  8. #393b3e
  9. #262829
  10. #131415
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfc6cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfc6cf
  2. #c5ccd4
  3. #ccd1d9
  4. #d2d7dd
  5. #d9dde2
  6. #dfe3e7
  7. #e5e8ec
  8. #eceef1
  9. #f2f4f5
  10. #f9f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfc6cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfc6cf
  2. #b9bfc7
  3. #b2b8bf
  4. #acb1b7
  5. #a6aaaf
  6. #a0a3a8
  7. #999ca0
  8. #939598
  9. #8d8e90
  10. #868788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3c6c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3c6cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1c5cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbc8c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1c6cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0c5cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdc7cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfc6cf {
  color: #bfc6cf;
}
Background
.bg-bfc6cf {
  background-color: #bfc6cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfc6cf {
  border: 2px solid #bfc6cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfc6cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 198 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 14% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfc6cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfc6cf, #c0bfcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfc6cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 198 207 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.00 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.88 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.88 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.57 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.64 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.81 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.27 #403930 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Silver
#bfc6cf  rgb(191, 198, 207)  hsl(214, 14%, 78%)  Silver
#cfc8bf  rgb(207, 200, 191)  hsl(34, 14%, 78%)  Timberwolf
#cfbfc6  rgb(207, 191, 198)  hsl(334, 14%, 78%)  Languid Lavender
#c6cfbf  rgb(198, 207, 191)  hsl(94, 14%, 78%)  Ash Gray