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#BB9BB6

#bb9bb6 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bb9bb6 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 60.78% green and 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.11% magenta, 2.67% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 309.37°, with 19.05% saturation and 67.06% 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 8.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 3.43.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3738

Complementary

  1. #bb9bb6
  2. #9bbba0

Split complementary

  1. #bb9bb6
  2. #a6bb9b
  3. #9bbbb0

Analogous

  1. #b09bbb
  2. #bb9bb6
  3. #bb9ba6

Triadic

  1. #bb9bb6
  2. #b6bb9b
  3. #9bb6bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb9bb6
  2. #bba09b
  3. #9bbba0
  4. #9bb6bb

Square

  1. #bb9bb6
  2. #bbb09b
  3. #9bbba0
  4. #9ba6bb

Monochromatic

  1. #714d6b
  2. #9c6d95
  3. #bb9bb6
  4. #dac9d7
  5. #f7f3f6

Shades

#bb9bb6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb9bb6
  2. #a88ca4
  3. #967c92
  4. #836d7f
  5. #705d6d
  6. #5e4e5b
  7. #4b3e49
  8. #382f37
  9. #251f24
  10. #131012
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb9bb6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb9bb6
  2. #c2a5bd
  3. #c9afc5
  4. #cfb9cc
  5. #d6c3d3
  6. #ddcddb
  7. #e4d7e2
  8. #ebe1e9
  9. #f1ebf0
  10. #f8f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb9bb6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb9bb6
  2. #b598b1
  3. #af96ab
  4. #a993a6
  5. #a390a0
  6. #9e8e9b
  7. #988b96
  8. #928890
  9. #8c858b
  10. #868385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea1ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa2b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1a6b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be9da4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a89fb7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aca2b5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd9cab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb9bb6 {
  color: #bb9bb6;
}
Background
.bg-bb9bb6 {
  background-color: #bb9bb6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb9bb6 {
  border: 2px solid #bb9bb6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb9bb6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 155 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 19% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb9bb6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb9bb6, #bb9ba6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb9bb6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 155 182 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 3.43 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.25 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.73 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.11 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.56 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.01 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 10.35 #446449 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#bb9bb6  rgb(187, 155, 182)  hsl(309, 19%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#9bbba0  rgb(155, 187, 160)  hsl(129, 19%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#b6bb9b  rgb(182, 187, 155)  hsl(69, 19%, 67%)  Sage
#9bb6bb  rgb(155, 182, 187)  hsl(189, 19%, 67%)  Pastel Blue