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#BCA3C1

#bca3c1 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bca3c1 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 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.59% cyan, 15.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 290°, with 19.48% saturation and 69.8% 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 9.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 3.1.

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Relative luminance0.4074

Complementary

  1. #bca3c1
  2. #a8c1a3

Split complementary

  1. #bca3c1
  2. #b7c1a3
  3. #a3c1ad

Analogous

  1. #ada3c1
  2. #bca3c1
  3. #c1a3b7

Triadic

  1. #bca3c1
  2. #c1bca3
  3. #a3c1bc

Tetradic

  1. #bca3c1
  2. #c1a3a8
  3. #a8c1a3
  4. #a3c1bc

Square

  1. #bca3c1
  2. #c1ada3
  3. #a8c1a3
  4. #a3b7c1

Monochromatic

  1. #735279
  2. #9b75a2
  3. #bca3c1
  4. #ddd1e0
  5. #f6f3f7

Shades

#bca3c1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bca3c1
  2. #a993ae
  3. #96829a
  4. #847287
  5. #716274
  6. #5e5261
  7. #4b414d
  8. #38313a
  9. #262127
  10. #131013
  11. #000000

Tints

#bca3c1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bca3c1
  2. #c3acc7
  3. #c9b5cd
  4. #d0bfd4
  5. #d7c8da
  6. #ded1e0
  7. #e4dae6
  8. #ebe3ec
  9. #f2edf3
  10. #f8f6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bca3c1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bca3c1
  2. #b6a0bb
  3. #b09cb4
  4. #aa99ae
  5. #a495a7
  6. #9e92a1
  7. #988e9a
  8. #928b94
  9. #8c878d
  10. #868487
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2a8b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0a9c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5acc0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bda6ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aca7c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afa8c0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bda5b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bca3c1 {
  color: #bca3c1;
}
Background
.bg-bca3c1 {
  background-color: #bca3c1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bca3c1 {
  border: 2px solid #bca3c1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bca3c1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 163 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 19% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bca3c1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bca3c1, #c1a3b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bca3c1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 163 193 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 3.10 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.81 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.27 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.59 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.92 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.57 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.92 #435c3e Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#bca3c1  rgb(188, 163, 193)  hsl(290, 19%, 70%)  Pastel Purple
#a8c1a3  rgb(168, 193, 163)  hsl(110, 19%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green
#c1bca3  rgb(193, 188, 163)  hsl(50, 19%, 70%)  Sage
#a3c1bc  rgb(163, 193, 188)  hsl(170, 19%, 70%)  Opal