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#BBA5BB

#bba5bb ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bba5bb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 64.71% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 13.92% saturation and 69.02% 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 9.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 2.15.

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Relative luminance0.4106

Complementary

  1. #bba5bb
  2. #a5bba5

Split complementary

  1. #bba5bb
  2. #b0bba5
  3. #a5bbb0

Analogous

  1. #b0a5bb
  2. #bba5bb
  3. #bba5b0

Triadic

  1. #bba5bb
  2. #bbbba5
  3. #a5bbbb

Tetradic

  1. #bba5bb
  2. #bba5a5
  3. #a5bba5
  4. #a5bbbb

Square

  1. #bba5bb
  2. #bbb0a5
  3. #a5bba5
  4. #a5b0bb

Monochromatic

  1. #715671
  2. #9a799a
  3. #bba5bb
  4. #dcd1dc
  5. #f6f3f6

Shades

#bba5bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bba5bb
  2. #a895a8
  3. #968496
  4. #837483
  5. #706370
  6. #5e535e
  7. #4b424b
  8. #383238
  9. #252125
  10. #131113
  11. #000000

Tints

#bba5bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bba5bb
  2. #c2aec2
  3. #c9b7c9
  4. #cfc0cf
  5. #d6c9d6
  6. #ddd2dd
  7. #e4dbe4
  8. #ebe4eb
  9. #f1edf1
  10. #f8f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bba5bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bba5bb
  2. #b5a1b5
  3. #af9eaf
  4. #a99aa9
  5. #a396a3
  6. #9e939e
  7. #988f98
  8. #928b92
  9. #8c878c
  10. #868486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2a9b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4aabc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8adba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bda7ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aea8bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0aaba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bca6b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bba5bb {
  color: #bba5bb;
}
Background
.bg-bba5bb {
  background-color: #bba5bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bba5bb {
  border: 2px solid #bba5bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bba5bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 165 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 14% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bba5bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bba5bb, #bba5b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bba5bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 165 187 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 2.15 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 4.76 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.09 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.26 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.58 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.83 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.49 #445a44 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#bba5bb  rgb(187, 165, 187)  hsl(300, 14%, 69%)  Pastel Purple
#a5bba5  rgb(165, 187, 165)  hsl(120, 14%, 69%)  Opal
#bbbba5  rgb(187, 187, 165)  hsl(60, 14%, 69%)  Ash Gray
#a5bbbb  rgb(165, 187, 187)  hsl(180, 14%, 69%)  Opal