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#c9bfc6 ≈ Languid Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c9bfc6 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 74.9% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.98% magenta, 1.49% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 318°, with 8.47% saturation and 76.86% 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 11.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 5.86.

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Relative luminance0.5376

Complementary

  1. #c9bfc6
  2. #bfc9c2

Split complementary

  1. #c9bfc6
  2. #c1c9bf
  3. #bfc9c7

Analogous

  1. #c7bfc9
  2. #c9bfc6
  3. #c9bfc1

Triadic

  1. #c9bfc6
  2. #c6c9bf
  3. #bfc6c9

Tetradic

  1. #c9bfc6
  2. #c9c2bf
  3. #bfc9c2
  4. #bfc6c9

Square

  1. #c9bfc6
  2. #c9c7bf
  3. #bfc9c2
  4. #bfc1c9

Monochromatic

  1. #826d7c
  2. #a696a1
  3. #c9bfc6
  4. #ece8eb
  5. #f6f4f5

Shades

#c9bfc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9bfc6
  2. #b5acb2
  3. #a1999e
  4. #8d868b
  5. #797377
  6. #656063
  7. #504c4f
  8. #3c393b
  9. #282628
  10. #141314
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9bfc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9bfc6
  2. #cec5cc
  3. #d4ccd1
  4. #d9d2d7
  5. #dfd9dd
  6. #e4dfe3
  7. #e9e5e8
  8. #efecee
  9. #f4f2f4
  10. #faf9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9bfc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9bfc6
  2. #c2b9bf
  3. #bab2b8
  4. #b3acb1
  5. #aca6aa
  6. #a5a0a3
  7. #9d999c
  8. #969395
  9. #8f8d8e
  10. #878687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5c1c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfc1c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1c2c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cabfc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3c0c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4c1c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cabfc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9bfc6 {
  color: #c9bfc6;
}
Background
.bg-c9bfc6 {
  background-color: #c9bfc6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c9bfc6 {
  border: 2px solid #c9bfc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9bfc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 191 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 8% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9bfc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9bfc6, #c9bfc1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9bfc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 191 198 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.86 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.42 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.87 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.69 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.69 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.77 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 9.01 #364039 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#c9bfc6  rgb(201, 191, 198)  hsl(318, 8%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#bfc9c2  rgb(191, 201, 194)  hsl(138, 8%, 77%)  Ash Gray
#c6c9bf  rgb(198, 201, 191)  hsl(78, 8%, 77%)  Ash Gray
#bfc6c9  rgb(191, 198, 201)  hsl(198, 8%, 77%)  Silver