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#BCACBD

#bcacbd ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bcacbd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 67.45% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.53% cyan, 8.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 296.47°, with 11.41% saturation and 70.78% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, 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 9.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.57.

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Relative luminance0.4387

Complementary

  1. #bcacbd
  2. #adbdac

Split complementary

  1. #bcacbd
  2. #b5bdac
  3. #acbdb3

Analogous

  1. #b3acbd
  2. #bcacbd
  3. #bdacb5

Triadic

  1. #bcacbd
  2. #bdbcac
  3. #acbdbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcacbd
  2. #bdacad
  3. #adbdac
  4. #acbdbc

Square

  1. #bcacbd
  2. #bdb3ac
  3. #adbdac
  4. #acb5bd

Monochromatic

  1. #725c74
  2. #9a819b
  3. #bcacbd
  4. #ded7df
  5. #f6f4f6

Shades

#bcacbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcacbd
  2. #a99baa
  3. #968a97
  4. #847884
  5. #716771
  6. #5e565f
  7. #4b454c
  8. #383439
  9. #262226
  10. #131113
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcacbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcacbd
  2. #c3b4c4
  3. #c9bdca
  4. #d0c5d1
  5. #d7cdd7
  6. #ded6de
  7. #e4dee5
  8. #ebe6eb
  9. #f2eef2
  10. #f8f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcacbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcacbd
  2. #b6a8b7
  3. #b0a3b1
  4. #aa9fab
  5. #a49aa5
  6. #9e969f
  7. #989298
  8. #928d92
  9. #8c898c
  10. #868486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5afb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abb0be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeb1bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdadb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2aebd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4afbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdadb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcacbd {
  color: #bcacbd;
}
Background
.bg-bcacbd {
  background-color: #bcacbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcacbd {
  border: 2px solid #bcacbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcacbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 172 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 11% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcacbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcacbd, #bdacb5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcacbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 172 189 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.57 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.80 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.88 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.76 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.85 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.77 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.31 #435342 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#bcacbd  rgb(188, 172, 189)  hsl(296, 11%, 71%)  Pastel Purple
#adbdac  rgb(173, 189, 172)  hsl(116, 11%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#bdbcac  rgb(189, 188, 172)  hsl(56, 11%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#acbdbc  rgb(172, 189, 188)  hsl(176, 11%, 71%)  Ash Gray