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#bbafbc ≈ Pastel Purple

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bbafbc 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, 68.63% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.53% cyan, 6.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 295.38°, with 8.84% saturation and 71.18% 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 9.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 6.51.

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Relative luminance0.4486

Complementary

  1. #bbafbc
  2. #b0bcaf

Split complementary

  1. #bbafbc
  2. #b7bcaf
  3. #afbcb5

Analogous

  1. #b5afbc
  2. #bbafbc
  3. #bcafb7

Triadic

  1. #bbafbc
  2. #bcbbaf
  3. #afbcbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbafbc
  2. #bcafb0
  3. #b0bcaf
  4. #afbcbb

Square

  1. #bbafbc
  2. #bcb5af
  3. #b0bcaf
  4. #afb7bc

Monochromatic

  1. #716072
  2. #988599
  3. #bbafbc
  4. #ded9df
  5. #f6f4f6

Shades

#bbafbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbafbc
  2. #a89ea9
  3. #968c96
  4. #837b84
  5. #706971
  6. #5e585e
  7. #4b464b
  8. #383538
  9. #252326
  10. #131213
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbafbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbafbc
  2. #c2b7c3
  3. #c9bfc9
  4. #cfc7d0
  5. #d6cfd7
  6. #ddd7de
  7. #e4dfe4
  8. #ebe7eb
  9. #f1eff2
  10. #f8f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbafbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbafbc
  2. #b5aab6
  3. #afa6b0
  4. #a9a1aa
  5. #a39ca4
  6. #9e989e
  7. #989398
  8. #928e92
  9. #8c898c
  10. #868586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b1b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeb2bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0b3bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcb0b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3b1bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5b1bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbb0b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbafbc {
  color: #bbafbc;
}
Background
.bg-bbafbc {
  background-color: #bbafbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbafbc {
  border: 2px solid #bbafbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbafbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 175 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 9% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbafbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbafbc, #bcafb7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbafbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 175 188 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.51 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.91 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.94 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.41 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.99 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.35 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.35 #445043 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#bbafbc  rgb(187, 175, 188)  hsl(295, 9%, 71%)  Pastel Purple
#b0bcaf  rgb(176, 188, 175)  hsl(115, 9%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#bcbbaf  rgb(188, 187, 175)  hsl(55, 9%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#afbcbb  rgb(175, 188, 187)  hsl(175, 9%, 71%)  Ash Gray