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#BBADBB

#bbadbb ≈ Pastel Purple

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bbadbb is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 67.84% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 9.33% saturation and 70.59% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.62.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4404

Complementary

  1. #bbadbb
  2. #adbbad

Split complementary

  1. #bbadbb
  2. #b4bbad
  3. #adbbb4

Analogous

  1. #b4adbb
  2. #bbadbb
  3. #bbadb4

Triadic

  1. #bbadbb
  2. #bbbbad
  3. #adbbbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbadbb
  2. #bbadad
  3. #adbbad
  4. #adbbbb

Square

  1. #bbadbb
  2. #bbb4ad
  3. #adbbad
  4. #adb4bb

Monochromatic

  1. #715e71
  2. #988398
  3. #bbadbb
  4. #ded7de
  5. #f6f4f6

Shades

#bbadbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbadbb
  2. #a89ca8
  3. #968a96
  4. #837983
  5. #706870
  6. #5e575e
  7. #4b454b
  8. #383438
  9. #252325
  10. #131113
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbadbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbadbb
  2. #c2b5c2
  3. #c9bdc9
  4. #cfc6cf
  5. #d6ced6
  6. #ddd6dd
  7. #e4dee4
  8. #ebe6eb
  9. #f1eff1
  10. #f8f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbadbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbadbb
  2. #b5a9b5
  3. #afa4af
  4. #a9a0a9
  5. #a39ba3
  6. #9e979e
  7. #989298
  8. #928e92
  9. #8c898c
  10. #868586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5afb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acb0bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afb2ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcaeb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2afbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4b0bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcaeb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbadbb {
  color: #bbadbb;
}
Background
.bg-bbadbb {
  background-color: #bbadbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbadbb {
  border: 2px solid #bbadbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbadbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 173 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 9% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbadbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbadbb, #bbadb4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbadbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 173 187 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.62 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.19 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.99 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.66 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.73 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.04 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.04 #445244 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#bbadbb  rgb(187, 173, 187)  hsl(300, 9%, 71%)  Pastel Purple
#adbbad  rgb(173, 187, 173)  hsl(120, 9%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#bbbbad  rgb(187, 187, 173)  hsl(60, 9%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#adbbbb  rgb(173, 187, 187)  hsl(180, 9%, 71%)  Ash Gray