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#BCAACC

#bcaacc ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcaacc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 66.67% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.84% cyan, 16.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 271.76°, with 25% saturation and 73.33% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.15.

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Relative luminance0.438

Complementary

  1. #bcaacc
  2. #baccaa

Split complementary

  1. #bcaacc
  2. #cbccaa
  3. #aaccab

Analogous

  1. #abaacc
  2. #bcaacc
  3. #ccaacb

Triadic

  1. #bcaacc
  2. #ccbcaa
  3. #aaccbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcaacc
  2. #ccaaba
  3. #baccaa
  4. #aaccbc

Square

  1. #bcaacc
  2. #ccabaa
  3. #baccaa
  4. #aacbcc

Monochromatic

  1. #70538a
  2. #967aaf
  3. #bcaacc
  4. #e2dae9
  5. #f5f2f7

Shades

#bcaacc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcaacc
  2. #a999b8
  3. #9688a3
  4. #84778f
  5. #71667a
  6. #5e5566
  7. #4b4452
  8. #38333d
  9. #262229
  10. #131114
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcaacc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcaacc
  2. #c3b3d1
  3. #c9bbd6
  4. #d0c4db
  5. #d7cce0
  6. #ded5e6
  7. #e4ddeb
  8. #ebe6f0
  9. #f2eef5
  10. #f8f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcaacc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcaacc
  2. #b6a6c4
  3. #b0a2bd
  4. #aa9db5
  5. #a499ae
  6. #9e95a6
  7. #98919e
  8. #928d97
  9. #8c888f
  10. #868488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5aebc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5b0ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8b1cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #baaeb5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afaecd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1aecb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbacbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcaacc {
  color: #bcaacc;
}
Background
.bg-bcaacc {
  background-color: #bcaacc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcaacc {
  border: 2px solid #bcaacc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcaacc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 170 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 25% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcaacc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcaacc, #ccaacb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcaacc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 170 204 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.15 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.46 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.94 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.54 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.03 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.45 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.02 #435533 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#bcaacc  rgb(188, 170, 204)  hsl(272, 25%, 73%)  Pastel Purple
#baccaa  rgb(186, 204, 170)  hsl(92, 25%, 73%)  Celadon
#ccbcaa  rgb(204, 188, 170)  hsl(32, 25%, 73%)  Tan
#aaccbc  rgb(170, 204, 188)  hsl(152, 25%, 73%)  Opal