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#BCABCD

#bcabcd ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcabcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.29% cyan, 16.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 25.37% saturation and 73.73% 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 9.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.39.

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Relative luminance0.4422

Complementary

  1. #bcabcd
  2. #bccdab

Split complementary

  1. #bcabcd
  2. #cdcdab
  3. #abcdab

Analogous

  1. #ababcd
  2. #bcabcd
  3. #cdabcd

Triadic

  1. #bcabcd
  2. #cdbcab
  3. #abcdbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcabcd
  2. #cdabbc
  3. #bccdab
  4. #abcdbc

Square

  1. #bcabcd
  2. #cdabab
  3. #bccdab
  4. #abcdcd

Monochromatic

  1. #70538c
  2. #967bb0
  3. #bcabcd
  4. #e2dbea
  5. #f5f2f7

Shades

#bcabcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcabcd
  2. #a99ab9
  3. #9689a4
  4. #847890
  5. #71677b
  6. #5e5667
  7. #4b4452
  8. #38333e
  9. #262229
  10. #131115
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcabcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcabcd
  2. #c3b3d2
  3. #c9bcd7
  4. #d0c4dc
  5. #d7cde1
  6. #ded5e6
  7. #e4ddeb
  8. #ebe6f0
  9. #f2eef5
  10. #f8f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcabcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcabcd
  2. #b6a7c5
  3. #b0a2be
  4. #aa9eb6
  5. #a49aae
  6. #9e96a7
  7. #98919f
  8. #928d97
  9. #8c898f
  10. #868488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6afbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6b1cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9b2cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #baafb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afaece ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1afcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbaec0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcabcd {
  color: #bcabcd;
}
Background
.bg-bcabcd {
  background-color: #bcabcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcabcd {
  border: 2px solid #bcabcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcabcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 171 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 25% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcabcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcabcd, #cdabcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcabcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 171 205 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.39 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.81 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.89 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.71 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.21 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.22 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.23 #435432 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#bcabcd  rgb(188, 171, 205)  hsl(270, 25%, 74%)  Pastel Purple
#bccdab  rgb(188, 205, 171)  hsl(90, 25%, 74%)  Tea Green
#cdbcab  rgb(205, 188, 171)  hsl(30, 25%, 74%)  Desert Sand
#abcdbc  rgb(171, 205, 188)  hsl(150, 25%, 74%)  Opal