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#bcabc9 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcabc9 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 67.06% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.47% cyan, 14.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 274°, with 21.74% saturation and 72.94% 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 9.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.56.

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Relative luminance0.4403

Complementary

  1. #bcabc9
  2. #b8c9ab

Split complementary

  1. #bcabc9
  2. #c7c9ab
  3. #abc9ad

Analogous

  1. #adabc9
  2. #bcabc9
  3. #c9abc7

Triadic

  1. #bcabc9
  2. #c9bcab
  3. #abc9bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcabc9
  2. #c9abb8
  3. #b8c9ab
  4. #abc9bc

Square

  1. #bcabc9
  2. #c9adab
  3. #b8c9ab
  4. #abc7c9

Monochromatic

  1. #715685
  2. #977cab
  3. #bcabc9
  4. #e1dae7
  5. #f5f3f7

Shades

#bcabc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcabc9
  2. #a99ab5
  3. #9689a1
  4. #84788d
  5. #716779
  6. #5e5665
  7. #4b4450
  8. #38333c
  9. #262228
  10. #131114
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcabc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcabc9
  2. #c3b3ce
  3. #c9bcd4
  4. #d0c4d9
  5. #d7cddf
  6. #ded5e4
  7. #e4dde9
  8. #ebe6ef
  9. #f2eef4
  10. #f8f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcabc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcabc9
  2. #b6a7c2
  3. #b0a2ba
  4. #aa9eb3
  5. #a49aac
  6. #9e96a5
  7. #98919d
  8. #928d96
  9. #8c898f
  10. #868487
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6afbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b0ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aab1c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbaeb5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0aeca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1afc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbadbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcabc9 {
  color: #bcabc9;
}
Background
.bg-bcabc9 {
  background-color: #bcabc9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcabc9 {
  border: 2px solid #bcabc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcabc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 171 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 22% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcabc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcabc9, #c9abc7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcabc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 171 201 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.56 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.00 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.46 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.33 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.67 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.68 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.69 #435436 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#bcabc9  rgb(188, 171, 201)  hsl(274, 22%, 73%)  Pastel Purple
#b8c9ab  rgb(184, 201, 171)  hsl(94, 22%, 73%)  Ash Gray
#c9bcab  rgb(201, 188, 171)  hsl(34, 22%, 73%)  Bone
#abc9bc  rgb(171, 201, 188)  hsl(154, 22%, 73%)  Opal