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#BCA3BB

#bca3bb ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bca3bb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 63.92% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.3% magenta, 0.53% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 302.4°, with 15.72% saturation and 68.82% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 2.16.

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Relative luminance0.4047

Complementary

  1. #bca3bb
  2. #a3bca4

Split complementary

  1. #bca3bb
  2. #aebca3
  3. #a3bcb0

Analogous

  1. #b0a3bc
  2. #bca3bb
  3. #bca3ae

Triadic

  1. #bca3bb
  2. #bbbca3
  3. #a3bbbc

Tetradic

  1. #bca3bb
  2. #bca4a3
  3. #a3bca4
  4. #a3bbbc

Square

  1. #bca3bb
  2. #bcb0a3
  3. #a3bca4
  4. #a3aebc

Monochromatic

  1. #735371
  2. #9c779a
  3. #bca3bb
  4. #dccfdc
  5. #f6f3f6

Shades

#bca3bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bca3bb
  2. #a993a8
  3. #968296
  4. #847283
  5. #716270
  6. #5e525e
  7. #4b414b
  8. #383138
  9. #262125
  10. #131013
  11. #000000

Tints

#bca3bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bca3bb
  2. #c3acc2
  3. #c9b5c9
  4. #d0bfcf
  5. #d7c8d6
  6. #ded1dd
  7. #e4dae4
  8. #ebe3eb
  9. #f2edf1
  10. #f8f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bca3bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bca3bb
  2. #b6a0b5
  3. #b09caf
  4. #aa99a9
  5. #a495a3
  6. #9e929e
  7. #988e98
  8. #928b92
  9. #8c878c
  10. #868486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2a8b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2a9bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7acba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bea5ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ada6bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0a8ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bda4b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bca3bb {
  color: #bca3bb;
}
Background
.bg-bca3bb {
  background-color: #bca3bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bca3bb {
  border: 2px solid #bca3bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bca3bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 163 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 302 16% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bca3bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bca3bb, #bca3ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bca3bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 163 187 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 2.16 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.08 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.08 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.51 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.74 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.32 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.59 #435c44 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#bca3bb  rgb(188, 163, 187)  hsl(302, 16%, 69%)  Pastel Purple
#a3bca4  rgb(163, 188, 164)  hsl(122, 16%, 69%)  Opal
#bbbca3  rgb(187, 188, 163)  hsl(62, 16%, 69%)  Sage
#a3bbbc  rgb(163, 187, 188)  hsl(182, 16%, 69%)  Opal