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#BBACCC

#bbaccc ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbaccc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.33% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 268.12°, with 23.88% saturation and 73.73% 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 9.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.32.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4443

Complementary

  1. #bbaccc
  2. #bdccac

Split complementary

  1. #bbaccc
  2. #cccbac
  3. #adccac

Analogous

  1. #acadcc
  2. #bbaccc
  3. #cbaccc

Triadic

  1. #bbaccc
  2. #ccbbac
  3. #acccbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbaccc
  2. #ccacbd
  3. #bdccac
  4. #acccbb

Square

  1. #bbaccc
  2. #ccacad
  3. #bdccac
  4. #accccb

Monochromatic

  1. #6e558a
  2. #947daf
  3. #bbaccc
  4. #e2dbe9
  5. #f5f2f7

Shades

#bbaccc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbaccc
  2. #a89bb8
  3. #968aa3
  4. #83788f
  5. #70677a
  6. #5e5666
  7. #4b4552
  8. #38343d
  9. #252229
  10. #131114
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbaccc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbaccc
  2. #c2b4d1
  3. #c9bdd6
  4. #cfc5db
  5. #d6cde0
  6. #ddd6e6
  7. #e4deeb
  8. #ebe6f0
  9. #f1eef5
  10. #f8f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbaccc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbaccc
  2. #b5a8c4
  3. #afa3bd
  4. #a99fb5
  5. #a39aae
  6. #9e96a6
  7. #98929e
  8. #928d97
  9. #8c898f
  10. #868488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b0bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b1cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aab2cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9b0b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afafcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1b0cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #baaec0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbaccc {
  color: #bbaccc;
}
Background
.bg-bbaccc {
  background-color: #bbaccc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbaccc {
  border: 2px solid #bbaccc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbaccc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 172 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 24% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbaccc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbaccc, #cbaccc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbaccc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 172 204 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.32 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.51 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.82 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.97 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.49 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.71 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.87 #445333 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#bbaccc  rgb(187, 172, 204)  hsl(268, 24%, 74%)  Pastel Purple
#bdccac  rgb(189, 204, 172)  hsl(88, 24%, 74%)  Ash Gray
#ccbbac  rgb(204, 187, 172)  hsl(28, 24%, 74%)  Desert Sand
#acccbb  rgb(172, 204, 187)  hsl(148, 24%, 74%)  Opal