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#BD8FA7

#bd8fa7 ≈ Puce

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bd8fa7 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 56.08% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.34% magenta, 11.64% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 328.7°, with 25.84% saturation and 65.1% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 6.07.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.3325

Complementary

  1. #bd8fa7
  2. #8fbda5

Split complementary

  1. #bd8fa7
  2. #90bd8f
  3. #8fbdbc

Analogous

  1. #bc8fbd
  2. #bd8fa7
  3. #bd8f90

Triadic

  1. #bd8fa7
  2. #a7bd8f
  3. #8fa7bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd8fa7
  2. #bda58f
  3. #8fbda5
  4. #8fa7bd

Square

  1. #bd8fa7
  2. #bdbc8f
  3. #8fbda5
  4. #8f90bd

Monochromatic

  1. #71425b
  2. #a15f81
  3. #bd8fa7
  4. #d9bfcd
  5. #f6eff3

Shades

#bd8fa7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd8fa7
  2. #aa8196
  3. #977286
  4. #846475
  5. #715664
  6. #5f4854
  7. #4c3943
  8. #392b32
  9. #261d21
  10. #130e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd8fa7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd8fa7
  2. #c49ab0
  3. #caa5b9
  4. #d1b1c1
  5. #d7bcca
  6. #dec7d3
  7. #e5d2dc
  8. #ebdde5
  9. #f2e9ed
  10. #f8f4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd8fa7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd8fa7
  2. #b78ea3
  3. #b18c9f
  4. #ab8b9b
  5. #a58997
  6. #9f8894
  7. #988690
  8. #92858c
  9. #8c8388
  10. #868284
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa97a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9298a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d9fa6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c38f97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a594a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab99a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c18f9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd8fa7 {
  color: #bd8fa7;
}
Background
.bg-bd8fa7 {
  background-color: #bd8fa7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd8fa7 {
  border: 2px solid #bd8fa7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd8fa7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 143 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 329 26% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd8fa7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd8fa7, #bd8f90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd8fa7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 143 167 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 6.07 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.45 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.53 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.26 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.81 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.37 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 10.26 #427058 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Puce
#bd8fa7  rgb(189, 143, 167)  hsl(329, 26%, 65%)  Puce
#8fbda5  rgb(143, 189, 165)  hsl(149, 26%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#a7bd8f  rgb(167, 189, 143)  hsl(89, 26%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#8fa7bd  rgb(143, 167, 189)  hsl(209, 26%, 65%)  Iceberg