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#BBB2D5

#bbb2d5 ≈ Thistle

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbb2d5 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 69.8% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.21% cyan, 16.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 255.43°, with 29.41% saturation and 76.67% 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 10.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 7.58.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4721

Complementary

  1. #bbb2d5
  2. #ccd5b2

Split complementary

  1. #bbb2d5
  2. #d5cdb2
  3. #bbd5b2

Analogous

  1. #b2bbd5
  2. #bbb2d5
  3. #cdb2d5

Triadic

  1. #bbb2d5
  2. #d5bbb2
  3. #b2d5bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb2d5
  2. #d5b2cc
  3. #ccd5b2
  4. #b2d5bb

Square

  1. #bbb2d5
  2. #d5b2bb
  3. #ccd5b2
  4. #b2d5cd

Monochromatic

  1. #66549a
  2. #8f81ba
  3. #bbb2d5
  4. #e7e4f0
  5. #f3f2f8

Shades

#bbb2d5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb2d5
  2. #a8a0c0
  3. #968eaa
  4. #837d95
  5. #706b80
  6. #5e596b
  7. #4b4755
  8. #383540
  9. #25242b
  10. #131215
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb2d5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb2d5
  2. #c2bad9
  3. #c9c1dd
  4. #cfc9e2
  5. #d6d1e6
  6. #ddd9ea
  7. #e4e0ee
  8. #ebe8f2
  9. #f1f0f7
  10. #f8f7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb2d5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb2d5
  2. #b5adcd
  3. #afa8c4
  4. #a9a3bc
  5. #a39eb3
  6. #9e99ab
  7. #9894a2
  8. #928f9a
  9. #8c8a91
  10. #868589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b5c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abb7d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acb6d4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7b7be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b5d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2b5d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8b5c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb2d5 {
  color: #bbb2d5;
}
Background
.bg-bbb2d5 {
  background-color: #bbb2d5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb2d5 {
  border: 2px solid #bbb2d5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb2d5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 178 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 29% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb2d5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb2d5, #cdb2d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb2d5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 178 213 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.58 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.80 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.92 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.21 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.48 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.69 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.29 #444d2a Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Thistle
#bbb2d5  rgb(187, 178, 213)  hsl(255, 29%, 77%)  Thistle
#ccd5b2  rgb(204, 213, 178)  hsl(75, 29%, 77%)  Tea Green
#d5bbb2  rgb(213, 187, 178)  hsl(15, 29%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#b2d5bb  rgb(178, 213, 187)  hsl(135, 29%, 77%)  Seafoam Green