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#BBB1D2

#bbb1d2 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbb1d2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 69.41% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.95% cyan, 15.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 258.18°, with 26.83% saturation and 75.88% 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 10.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 7.13.

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Relative luminance0.4666

Complementary

  1. #bbb1d2
  2. #c8d2b1

Split complementary

  1. #bbb1d2
  2. #d2cbb1
  3. #b7d2b1

Analogous

  1. #b1b7d2
  2. #bbb1d2
  3. #cbb1d2

Triadic

  1. #bbb1d2
  2. #d2bbb1
  3. #b1d2bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb1d2
  2. #d2b1c8
  3. #c8d2b1
  4. #b1d2bb

Square

  1. #bbb1d2
  2. #d2b1b7
  3. #c8d2b1
  4. #b1d2cb

Monochromatic

  1. #695694
  2. #9180b6
  3. #bbb1d2
  4. #e5e2ee
  5. #f4f2f8

Shades

#bbb1d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb1d2
  2. #a89fbd
  3. #968ea8
  4. #837c93
  5. #706a7e
  6. #5e5969
  7. #4b4754
  8. #38353f
  9. #25232a
  10. #131215
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb1d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb1d2
  2. #c2b9d7
  3. #c9c1db
  4. #cfc8e0
  5. #d6d0e4
  6. #ddd8e9
  7. #e4e0ed
  8. #ebe8f2
  9. #f1eff6
  10. #f8f7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb1d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb1d2
  2. #b5acca
  3. #afa7c2
  4. #a9a2b9
  5. #a39db1
  6. #9e99a9
  7. #9894a1
  8. #928f99
  9. #8c8a90
  10. #868588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b4c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abb6d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acb6d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7b6bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b4d3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2b4d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9b4c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb1d2 {
  color: #bbb1d2;
}
Background
.bg-bbb1d2 {
  background-color: #bbb1d2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb1d2 {
  border: 2px solid #bbb1d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb1d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 177 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 27% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb1d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb1d2, #cbb1d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb1d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 177 210 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.13 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.20 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.97 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.31 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.32 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.14 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.39 #444e2d Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#bbb1d2  rgb(187, 177, 210)  hsl(258, 27%, 76%)  Pastel Purple
#c8d2b1  rgb(200, 210, 177)  hsl(78, 27%, 76%)  Tea Green
#d2bbb1  rgb(210, 187, 177)  hsl(18, 27%, 76%)  Silver Pink
#b1d2bb  rgb(177, 210, 187)  hsl(138, 27%, 76%)  Opal