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#BB99B4

#bb99b4 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bb99b4 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 60% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.18% magenta, 3.74% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 312.35°, with 20% saturation and 66.67% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 8.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3664

Complementary

  1. #bb99b4
  2. #99bba0

Split complementary

  1. #bb99b4
  2. #a3bb99
  3. #99bbb1

Analogous

  1. #b199bb
  2. #bb99b4
  3. #bb99a3

Triadic

  1. #bb99b4
  2. #b4bb99
  3. #99b4bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb99b4
  2. #bba099
  3. #99bba0
  4. #99b4bb

Square

  1. #bb99b4
  2. #bbb199
  3. #99bba0
  4. #99a3bb

Monochromatic

  1. #704b69
  2. #9c6b92
  3. #bb99b4
  4. #dac7d6
  5. #f7f3f6

Shades

#bb99b4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb99b4
  2. #a88aa2
  3. #967a90
  4. #836b7e
  5. #705c6c
  6. #5e4d5a
  7. #4b3d48
  8. #382e36
  9. #251f24
  10. #130f12
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb99b4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb99b4
  2. #c2a3bc
  3. #c9adc3
  4. #cfb8cb
  5. #d6c2d2
  6. #ddccda
  7. #e4d6e1
  8. #ebe0e9
  9. #f1ebf0
  10. #f8f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb99b4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb99b4
  2. #b597af
  3. #af94aa
  4. #a992a4
  5. #a38f9f
  6. #9e8d9a
  7. #988a95
  8. #928890
  9. #8c858a
  10. #868385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad9faa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99a0b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0a5b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be9aa2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a89db5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aca0b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd9aa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb99b4 {
  color: #bb99b4;
}
Background
.bg-bb99b4 {
  background-color: #bb99b4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb99b4 {
  border: 2px solid #bb99b4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb99b4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 153 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 20% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb99b4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb99b4, #bb99a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb99b4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 153 180 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 3.99 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.48 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.99 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.31 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.76 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.05 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.13 #44664b Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#bb99b4  rgb(187, 153, 180)  hsl(312, 20%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#99bba0  rgb(153, 187, 160)  hsl(132, 20%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#b4bb99  rgb(180, 187, 153)  hsl(72, 20%, 67%)  Sage
#99b4bb  rgb(153, 180, 187)  hsl(192, 20%, 67%)  Pastel Blue