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#BAB1CD

#bab1cd ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bab1cd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 69.41% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.27% cyan, 13.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 259.29°, with 21.88% saturation and 74.9% 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 10.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 6.65.

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Relative luminance0.4629

Complementary

  1. #bab1cd
  2. #c4cdb1

Split complementary

  1. #bab1cd
  2. #cdc8b1
  3. #b6cdb1

Analogous

  1. #b1b6cd
  2. #bab1cd
  3. #c8b1cd

Triadic

  1. #bab1cd
  2. #cdbab1
  3. #b1cdba

Tetradic

  1. #bab1cd
  2. #cdb1c4
  3. #c4cdb1
  4. #b1cdba

Square

  1. #bab1cd
  2. #cdb1b6
  3. #c4cdb1
  4. #b1cdc8

Monochromatic

  1. #6a598c
  2. #9182af
  3. #bab1cd
  4. #e3e0eb
  5. #f4f3f7

Shades

#bab1cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bab1cd
  2. #a79fb9
  3. #958ea4
  4. #827c90
  5. #706a7b
  6. #5d5967
  7. #4a4752
  8. #38353e
  9. #252329
  10. #131215
  11. #000000

Tints

#bab1cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bab1cd
  2. #c1b9d2
  3. #c8c1d7
  4. #cfc8dc
  5. #d6d0e1
  6. #ddd8e6
  7. #e3e0eb
  8. #eae8f0
  9. #f1eff5
  10. #f8f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bab1cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bab1cd
  2. #b4acc5
  3. #aea7be
  4. #a9a2b6
  5. #a39dae
  6. #9d99a7
  7. #97949f
  8. #918f97
  9. #8c8a8f
  10. #868588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b4bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acb5ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adb5cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7b5ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b3ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3b3cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8b3c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bab1cd {
  color: #bab1cd;
}
Background
.bg-bab1cd {
  background-color: #bab1cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bab1cd {
  border: 2px solid #bab1cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bab1cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 177 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 22% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bab1cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bab1cd, #c8b1cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bab1cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 177 205 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.65 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.11 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.28 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.31 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.61 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.94 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.05 #454e32 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#bab1cd  rgb(186, 177, 205)  hsl(259, 22%, 75%)  Pastel Purple
#c4cdb1  rgb(196, 205, 177)  hsl(79, 22%, 75%)  Ash Gray
#cdbab1  rgb(205, 186, 177)  hsl(19, 22%, 75%)  Silver Pink
#b1cdba  rgb(177, 205, 186)  hsl(139, 22%, 75%)  Opal