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#BAADD2

#baadd2 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#baadd2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 67.84% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.43% cyan, 17.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 261.08°, with 29.13% saturation and 75.1% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 6.78.

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Relative luminance0.4498

Complementary

  1. #baadd2
  2. #c5d2ad

Split complementary

  1. #baadd2
  2. #d2cdad
  3. #b3d2ad

Analogous

  1. #adb3d2
  2. #baadd2
  3. #cdadd2

Triadic

  1. #baadd2
  2. #d2baad
  3. #add2ba

Tetradic

  1. #baadd2
  2. #d2adc5
  3. #c5d2ad
  4. #add2ba

Square

  1. #baadd2
  2. #d2adb3
  3. #c5d2ad
  4. #add2cd

Monochromatic

  1. #695295
  2. #907cb7
  3. #baadd2
  4. #e4deed
  5. #f4f2f8

Shades

#baadd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #baadd2
  2. #a79cbd
  3. #958aa8
  4. #827993
  5. #70687e
  6. #5d5769
  7. #4a4554
  8. #38343f
  9. #25232a
  10. #131115
  11. #000000

Tints

#baadd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #baadd2
  2. #c1b5d7
  3. #c8bddb
  4. #cfc6e0
  5. #d6cee4
  6. #ddd6e9
  7. #e3deed
  8. #eae6f2
  9. #f1eff6
  10. #f8f7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#baadd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #baadd2
  2. #b4a9ca
  3. #aea4c2
  4. #a9a0b9
  5. #a39bb1
  6. #9d97a9
  7. #9792a1
  8. #918e99
  9. #8c8990
  10. #868588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b1c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6b3d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8b3d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6b2b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeb0d3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0b0d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8b0c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-baadd2 {
  color: #baadd2;
}
Background
.bg-baadd2 {
  background-color: #baadd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-baadd2 {
  border: 2px solid #baadd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #baadd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 173 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 29% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-baadd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #baadd2, #cdadd2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-baadd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 173 210 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.78 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.15 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.70 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.89 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.88 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.34 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.34 #45522d Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#baadd2  rgb(186, 173, 210)  hsl(261, 29%, 75%)  Pastel Purple
#c5d2ad  rgb(197, 210, 173)  hsl(81, 29%, 75%)  Tea Green
#d2baad  rgb(210, 186, 173)  hsl(21, 29%, 75%)  Zinnwaldite
#add2ba  rgb(173, 210, 186)  hsl(141, 29%, 75%)  Seafoam Green