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#c4bdc7 ≈ Languid Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c4bdc7 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 74.12% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.51% cyan, 5.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 282°, with 8.2% saturation and 76.08% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 5.59.

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Relative luminance0.5225

Complementary

  1. #c4bdc7
  2. #c0c7bd

Split complementary

  1. #c4bdc7
  2. #c5c7bd
  3. #bdc7bf

Analogous

  1. #bfbdc7
  2. #c4bdc7
  3. #c7bdc5

Triadic

  1. #c4bdc7
  2. #c7c4bd
  3. #bdc7c4

Tetradic

  1. #c4bdc7
  2. #c7bdc0
  3. #c0c7bd
  4. #bdc7c4

Square

  1. #c4bdc7
  2. #c7bfbd
  3. #c0c7bd
  4. #bdc5c7

Monochromatic

  1. #796c7f
  2. #9f94a4
  3. #c4bdc7
  4. #e9e6ea
  5. #f5f4f6

Shades

#c4bdc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4bdc7
  2. #b0aab3
  3. #9d979f
  4. #89848b
  5. #767177
  6. #625f64
  7. #4e4c50
  8. #3b393c
  9. #272628
  10. #141314
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4bdc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4bdc7
  2. #cac4cd
  3. #d0cad2
  4. #d6d1d8
  5. #dcd7dd
  6. #e2dee3
  7. #e7e5e9
  8. #edebee
  9. #f3f2f4
  10. #f9f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4bdc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4bdc7
  2. #bdb7c0
  3. #b6b1b9
  4. #b0abb2
  5. #a9a5ab
  6. #a29fa4
  7. #9b989c
  8. #949295
  9. #8e8c8e
  10. #878687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1bec2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcbfc7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdbfc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4bec0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfbec7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0bec7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4bec3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4bdc7 {
  color: #c4bdc7;
}
Background
.bg-c4bdc7 {
  background-color: #c4bdc7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4bdc7 {
  border: 2px solid #c4bdc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4bdc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 189 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 8% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4bdc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4bdc7, #c7bdc5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4bdc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 189 199 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.59 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.53 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.01 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.15 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.15 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.76 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.93 #3b4238 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#c4bdc7  rgb(196, 189, 199)  hsl(282, 8%, 76%)  Languid Lavender
#c0c7bd  rgb(192, 199, 189)  hsl(102, 8%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#c7c4bd  rgb(199, 196, 189)  hsl(42, 8%, 76%)  Silver
#bdc7c4  rgb(189, 199, 196)  hsl(162, 8%, 76%)  Ash Gray