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#BBACF3

#bbacf3 ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bbacf3 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 67.45% green and 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.05% cyan, 29.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 252.68°, with 74.74% saturation and 81.37% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 7.69.

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Relative luminance0.4654

Complementary

  1. #bbacf3
  2. #e4f3ac

Split complementary

  1. #bbacf3
  2. #f3dfac
  3. #c0f3ac

Analogous

  1. #acc0f3
  2. #bbacf3
  3. #dfacf3

Triadic

  1. #bbacf3
  2. #f3bbac
  3. #acf3bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbacf3
  2. #f3ace4
  3. #e4f3ac
  4. #acf3bb

Square

  1. #bbacf3
  2. #f3acc0
  3. #e4f3ac
  4. #acf3df

Monochromatic

  1. #4d26e0
  2. #8469e9
  3. #bbacf3
  4. #f0edfc
  5. #f0edfc

Shades

#bbacf3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbacf3
  2. #a89bdb
  3. #968ac2
  4. #8378aa
  5. #706792
  6. #5e567a
  7. #4b4561
  8. #383449
  9. #252231
  10. #131118
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbacf3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbacf3
  2. #c2b4f4
  3. #c9bdf5
  4. #cfc5f7
  5. #d6cdf8
  6. #ddd6f9
  7. #e4defa
  8. #ebe6fb
  9. #f1eefd
  10. #f8f7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbacf3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbacf3
  2. #b5a8e8
  3. #afa3dc
  4. #a99fd1
  5. #a39ac5
  6. #9e96ba
  7. #9892ae
  8. #928da3
  9. #8c8997
  10. #86848c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b2d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9bb6f6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9cb4f1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0b8c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9b2f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9b1f2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4b3d9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbacf3 {
  color: #bbacf3;
}
Background
.bg-bbacf3 {
  background-color: #bbacf3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbacf3 {
  border: 2px solid #bbacf3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbacf3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 172 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 75% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbacf3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbacf3, #dfacf3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbacf3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 172 243 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.69 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.91 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.33 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.65 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.30 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.60 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.79 #44530c Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Mauve
#bbacf3  rgb(187, 172, 243)  hsl(253, 75%, 81%)  Mauve
#e4f3ac  rgb(228, 243, 172)  hsl(73, 75%, 81%)  Pale Goldenrod
#f3bbac  rgb(243, 187, 172)  hsl(13, 75%, 81%)  Melon
#acf3bb  rgb(172, 243, 187)  hsl(133, 75%, 81%)  Celadon