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#BAAABA

#baaaba ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#baaaba is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 66.67% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 10.39% saturation and 69.8% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.34.

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Relative luminance0.4273

Complementary

  1. #baaaba
  2. #aabaaa

Split complementary

  1. #baaaba
  2. #b2baaa
  3. #aabab2

Analogous

  1. #b2aaba
  2. #baaaba
  3. #baaab2

Triadic

  1. #baaaba
  2. #babaaa
  3. #aababa

Tetradic

  1. #baaaba
  2. #baaaaa
  3. #aabaaa
  4. #aababa

Square

  1. #baaaba
  2. #bab2aa
  3. #aabaaa
  4. #aab2ba

Monochromatic

  1. #705b70
  2. #988098
  3. #baaaba
  4. #dcd4dc
  5. #f6f4f6

Shades

#baaaba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #baaaba
  2. #a799a7
  3. #958895
  4. #827782
  5. #706670
  6. #5d555d
  7. #4a444a
  8. #383338
  9. #252225
  10. #131113
  11. #000000

Tints

#baaaba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #baaaba
  2. #c1b3c1
  3. #c8bbc8
  4. #cfc4cf
  5. #d6ccd6
  6. #ddd5dd
  7. #e3dde3
  8. #eae6ea
  9. #f1eef1
  10. #f8f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#baaaba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #baaaba
  2. #b4a6b4
  3. #aea2ae
  4. #a99da9
  5. #a399a3
  6. #9d959d
  7. #979197
  8. #918d91
  9. #8c888c
  10. #868486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3adb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9aebb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acafb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbabaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0acba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2adba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbabb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-baaaba {
  color: #baaaba;
}
Background
.bg-baaaba {
  background-color: #baaaba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-baaaba {
  border: 2px solid #baaaba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #baaaba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 170 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 10% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-baaaba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #baaaba, #baaab2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-baaaba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 170 186 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.34 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.25 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.51 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.56 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.36 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.00 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.96 #455545 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#baaaba  rgb(186, 170, 186)  hsl(300, 10%, 70%)  Pastel Purple
#aabaaa  rgb(170, 186, 170)  hsl(120, 10%, 70%)  Ash Gray
#babaaa  rgb(186, 186, 170)  hsl(60, 10%, 70%)  Ash Gray
#aababa  rgb(170, 186, 186)  hsl(180, 10%, 70%)  Ash Gray