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#baabbc ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#baabbc 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, 67.06% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.06% cyan, 9.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 292.94°, with 11.26% saturation and 70.39% 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 9.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.46.

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Relative luminance0.432

Complementary

  1. #baabbc
  2. #adbcab

Split complementary

  1. #baabbc
  2. #b5bcab
  3. #abbcb1

Analogous

  1. #b1abbc
  2. #baabbc
  3. #bcabb5

Triadic

  1. #baabbc
  2. #bcbaab
  3. #abbcba

Tetradic

  1. #baabbc
  2. #bcabad
  3. #adbcab
  4. #abbcba

Square

  1. #baabbc
  2. #bcb1ab
  3. #adbcab
  4. #abb5bc

Monochromatic

  1. #705b73
  2. #97809a
  3. #baabbc
  4. #ddd6de
  5. #f6f4f6

Shades

#baabbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #baabbc
  2. #a79aa9
  3. #958996
  4. #827884
  5. #706771
  6. #5d565e
  7. #4a444b
  8. #383338
  9. #252226
  10. #131113
  11. #000000

Tints

#baabbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #baabbc
  2. #c1b3c3
  3. #c8bcc9
  4. #cfc4d0
  5. #d6cdd7
  6. #ddd5de
  7. #e3dde4
  8. #eae6eb
  9. #f1eef2
  10. #f8f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#baabbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #baabbc
  2. #b4a7b6
  3. #aea2b0
  4. #a99eaa
  5. #a39aa4
  6. #9d969e
  7. #979198
  8. #918d92
  9. #8c898c
  10. #868486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4aeb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aaafbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adb0bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbacb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0adbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2aebc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #baacb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-baabbc {
  color: #baabbc;
}
Background
.bg-baabbc {
  background-color: #baabbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-baabbc {
  border: 2px solid #baabbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #baabbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 171 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 11% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-baabbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #baabbc, #bcabb5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-baabbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 171 188 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.46 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.53 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.31 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.98 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.03 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.97 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.03 #455443 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#baabbc  rgb(186, 171, 188)  hsl(293, 11%, 70%)  Pastel Purple
#adbcab  rgb(173, 188, 171)  hsl(113, 11%, 70%)  Ash Gray
#bcbaab  rgb(188, 186, 171)  hsl(53, 11%, 70%)  Ash Gray
#abbcba  rgb(171, 188, 186)  hsl(173, 11%, 70%)  Ash Gray