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#BB9BA8

#bb9ba8 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bb9ba8 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 60.78% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.11% magenta, 10.16% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 335.63°, with 19.05% saturation and 67.06% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 8.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.19.

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Relative luminance0.3683

Complementary

  1. #bb9ba8
  2. #9bbbae

Split complementary

  1. #bb9ba8
  2. #9bbb9e
  3. #9bb8bb

Analogous

  1. #bb9bb8
  2. #bb9ba8
  3. #bb9e9b

Triadic

  1. #bb9ba8
  2. #a8bb9b
  3. #9ba8bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb9ba8
  2. #bbae9b
  3. #9bbbae
  4. #9ba8bb

Square

  1. #bb9ba8
  2. #b8bb9b
  3. #9bbbae
  4. #9e9bbb

Monochromatic

  1. #714d5b
  2. #9c6d80
  3. #bb9ba8
  4. #dac9d0
  5. #f7f3f4

Shades

#bb9ba8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb9ba8
  2. #a88c97
  3. #967c86
  4. #836d76
  5. #705d65
  6. #5e4e54
  7. #4b3e43
  8. #382f32
  9. #251f22
  10. #131011
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb9ba8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb9ba8
  2. #c2a5b1
  3. #c9afb9
  4. #cfb9c2
  5. #d6c3cb
  6. #ddcdd4
  7. #e4d7dc
  8. #ebe1e5
  9. #f1ebee
  10. #f8f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb9ba8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb9ba8
  2. #b598a4
  3. #af96a0
  4. #a9939c
  5. #a39098
  6. #9e8e94
  7. #988b90
  8. #92888c
  9. #8c8588
  10. #868384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ada0a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ea0a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5a5a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c09a9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa9ea8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aea1a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be9ba3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb9ba8 {
  color: #bb9ba8;
}
Background
.bg-bb9ba8 {
  background-color: #bb9ba8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb9ba8 {
  border: 2px solid #bb9ba8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb9ba8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 155 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 336 19% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb9ba8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb9ba8, #bb9e9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb9ba8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 155 168 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.19 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.20 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 7.13 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.32 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.49 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.00 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 9.62 #446457 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#bb9ba8  rgb(187, 155, 168)  hsl(336, 19%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#9bbbae  rgb(155, 187, 174)  hsl(156, 19%, 67%)  Opal
#a8bb9b  rgb(168, 187, 155)  hsl(96, 19%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#9ba8bb  rgb(155, 168, 187)  hsl(216, 19%, 67%)  Wild Blue Yonder