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#C4BDCD

#c4bdcd ≈ Languid Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#c4bdcd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 74.12% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.39% cyan, 7.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 266.25°, with 13.79% 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 11.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 4.23.

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Relative luminance0.5254

Complementary

  1. #c4bdcd
  2. #c6cdbd

Split complementary

  1. #c4bdcd
  2. #cdccbd
  3. #becdbd

Analogous

  1. #bdbecd
  2. #c4bdcd
  3. #ccbdcd

Triadic

  1. #c4bdcd
  2. #cdc4bd
  3. #bdcdc4

Tetradic

  1. #c4bdcd
  2. #cdbdc6
  3. #c6cdbd
  4. #bdcdc4

Square

  1. #c4bdcd
  2. #cdbdbe
  3. #c6cdbd
  4. #bdcdcc

Monochromatic

  1. #766889
  2. #9d91ac
  3. #c4bdcd
  4. #ebe9ee
  5. #f5f3f6

Shades

#c4bdcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4bdcd
  2. #b0aab9
  3. #9d97a4
  4. #898490
  5. #76717b
  6. #625f67
  7. #4e4c52
  8. #3b393e
  9. #272629
  10. #141315
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4bdcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4bdcd
  2. #cac4d2
  3. #d0cad7
  4. #d6d1dc
  5. #dcd7e1
  6. #e2dee6
  7. #e7e5eb
  8. #edebf0
  9. #f3f2f5
  10. #f9f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4bdcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4bdcd
  2. #bdb7c5
  3. #b6b1be
  4. #b0abb6
  5. #a9a5ae
  6. #a29fa7
  7. #9b989f
  8. #949297
  9. #8e8c8f
  10. #878688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1bfc5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbfce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcc0cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3bfc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebecd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfbfcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3bec7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4bdcd {
  color: #c4bdcd;
}
Background
.bg-c4bdcd {
  background-color: #c4bdcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4bdcd {
  border: 2px solid #c4bdcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4bdcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 189 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 14% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4bdcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4bdcd, #ccbdcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4bdcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 189 205 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 4.23 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.27 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.71 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.53 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.65 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 9.92 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.92 #3b4232 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#c4bdcd  rgb(196, 189, 205)  hsl(266, 14%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#c6cdbd  rgb(198, 205, 189)  hsl(86, 14%, 77%)  Ash Gray
#cdc4bd  rgb(205, 196, 189)  hsl(26, 14%, 77%)  Timberwolf
#bdcdc4  rgb(189, 205, 196)  hsl(146, 14%, 77%)  Ash Gray