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#BB99AC

#bb99ac ≈ Pastel Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bb99ac is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 60% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.18% magenta, 8.02% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 326.47°, with 20% saturation and 66.67% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.41.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.3633

Complementary

  1. #bb99ac
  2. #99bba8

Split complementary

  1. #bb99ac
  2. #9bbb99
  3. #99bbb9

Analogous

  1. #b999bb
  2. #bb99ac
  3. #bb999b

Triadic

  1. #bb99ac
  2. #acbb99
  3. #99acbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb99ac
  2. #bba899
  3. #99bba8
  4. #99acbb

Square

  1. #bb99ac
  2. #bbb999
  3. #99bba8
  4. #999bbb

Monochromatic

  1. #704b60
  2. #9c6b87
  3. #bb99ac
  4. #dac7d1
  5. #f7f3f5

Shades

#bb99ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb99ac
  2. #a88a9b
  3. #967a8a
  4. #836b78
  5. #705c67
  6. #5e4d56
  7. #4b3d45
  8. #382e34
  9. #251f22
  10. #130f11
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb99ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb99ac
  2. #c2a3b4
  3. #c9adbd
  4. #cfb8c5
  5. #d6c2cd
  6. #ddccd6
  7. #e4d6de
  8. #ebe0e6
  9. #f1ebee
  10. #f8f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb99ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb99ac
  2. #b597a8
  3. #af94a3
  4. #a9929f
  5. #a38f9a
  6. #9e8d96
  7. #988a92
  8. #92888d
  9. #8c8589
  10. #868384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad9fa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b9fad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2a4ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0999f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a99dac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ada0ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be99a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb99ac {
  color: #bb99ac;
}
Background
.bg-bb99ac {
  background-color: #bb99ac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb99ac {
  border: 2px solid #bb99ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb99ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 153 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 326 20% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb99ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb99ac, #bb999b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb99ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 153 172 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.41 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.29 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.69 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.51 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.64 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.28 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.54 #446653 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#bb99ac  rgb(187, 153, 172)  hsl(326, 20%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#99bba8  rgb(153, 187, 168)  hsl(146, 20%, 67%)  Opal
#acbb99  rgb(172, 187, 153)  hsl(86, 20%, 67%)  Sage
#99acbb  rgb(153, 172, 187)  hsl(206, 20%, 67%)  Pastel Blue