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#BBACC8

#bbacc8 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbacc8 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 67.45% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.5% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 272.14°, with 20.29% saturation and 72.94% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.63.

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Relative luminance0.4424

Complementary

  1. #bbacc8
  2. #b9c8ac

Split complementary

  1. #bbacc8
  2. #c7c8ac
  3. #acc8ad

Analogous

  1. #adacc8
  2. #bbacc8
  3. #c8acc7

Triadic

  1. #bbacc8
  2. #c8bbac
  3. #acc8bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbacc8
  2. #c8acb9
  3. #b9c8ac
  4. #acc8bb

Square

  1. #bbacc8
  2. #c8adac
  3. #b9c8ac
  4. #acc7c8

Monochromatic

  1. #6f5784
  2. #957eaa
  3. #bbacc8
  4. #e1dae6
  5. #f5f3f7

Shades

#bbacc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbacc8
  2. #a89bb4
  3. #968aa0
  4. #83788c
  5. #706778
  6. #5e5664
  7. #4b4550
  8. #38343c
  9. #252228
  10. #131114
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbacc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbacc8
  2. #c2b4ce
  3. #c9bdd3
  4. #cfc5d9
  5. #d6cdde
  6. #ddd6e4
  7. #e4dee9
  8. #ebe6ef
  9. #f1eef4
  10. #f8f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbacc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbacc8
  2. #b5a8c1
  3. #afa3ba
  4. #a99fb2
  5. #a39aab
  6. #9e96a4
  7. #98929d
  8. #928d96
  9. #8c898e
  10. #868487
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5afbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8b1c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abb2c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #baafb5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0afc9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1b0c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #baaebd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbacc8 {
  color: #bbacc8;
}
Background
.bg-bbacc8 {
  background-color: #bbacc8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbacc8 {
  border: 2px solid #bbacc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbacc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 172 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 20% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbacc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbacc8, #c8acc7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbacc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 172 200 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.63 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.50 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.82 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.14 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.20 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.47 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.23 #445337 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#bbacc8  rgb(187, 172, 200)  hsl(272, 20%, 73%)  Pastel Purple
#b9c8ac  rgb(185, 200, 172)  hsl(92, 20%, 73%)  Ash Gray
#c8bbac  rgb(200, 187, 172)  hsl(32, 20%, 73%)  Bone
#acc8bb  rgb(172, 200, 187)  hsl(152, 20%, 73%)  Opal