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#BCA0AE

#bca0ae ≈ Pastel Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bca0ae is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 62.75% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.89% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 330°, with 17.28% saturation and 68.24% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.17.

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Relative luminance0.3889

Complementary

  1. #bca0ae
  2. #a0bcae

Split complementary

  1. #bca0ae
  2. #a0bca0
  3. #a0bcbc

Analogous

  1. #bca0bc
  2. #bca0ae
  3. #bca0a0

Triadic

  1. #bca0ae
  2. #aebca0
  3. #a0aebc

Tetradic

  1. #bca0ae
  2. #bcaea0
  3. #a0bcae
  4. #a0aebc

Square

  1. #bca0ae
  2. #bcbca0
  3. #a0bcae
  4. #a0a0bc

Monochromatic

  1. #725162
  2. #9c7388
  3. #bca0ae
  4. #dccdd4
  5. #f7f3f5

Shades

#bca0ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bca0ae
  2. #a9909d
  3. #96808b
  4. #84707a
  5. #716068
  6. #5e5057
  7. #4b4046
  8. #383034
  9. #262023
  10. #131011
  11. #000000

Tints

#bca0ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bca0ae
  2. #c3aab6
  3. #c9b3be
  4. #d0bdc6
  5. #d7c6ce
  6. #ded0d7
  7. #e4d9df
  8. #ebe3e7
  9. #f2ecef
  10. #f8f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bca0ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bca0ae
  2. #b69da9
  3. #b09aa5
  4. #aa96a0
  5. #a4939c
  6. #9e9097
  7. #988d92
  8. #928a8e
  9. #8c8689
  10. #868385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0a5aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2a5af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8a9ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0a0a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ada3ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0a6ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfa0a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bca0ae {
  color: #bca0ae;
}
Background
.bg-bca0ae {
  background-color: #bca0ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bca0ae {
  border: 2px solid #bca0ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bca0ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 160 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 330 17% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bca0ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bca0ae, #bca0a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bca0ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 160 174 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.17 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 4.67 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.58 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.98 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.66 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.27 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 10.26 #435f51 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#bca0ae  rgb(188, 160, 174)  hsl(330, 17%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#a0bcae  rgb(160, 188, 174)  hsl(150, 17%, 68%)  Opal
#aebca0  rgb(174, 188, 160)  hsl(90, 17%, 68%)  Ash Gray
#a0aebc  rgb(160, 174, 188)  hsl(210, 17%, 68%)  Light Steel Blue