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#BD9BB2

#bd9bb2 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bd9bb2 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 60.78% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.99% magenta, 5.82% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 319.41°, with 20.48% saturation and 67.45% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 8.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 3.94.

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Relative luminance0.3748

Complementary

  1. #bd9bb2
  2. #9bbda6

Split complementary

  1. #bd9bb2
  2. #a1bd9b
  3. #9bbdb7

Analogous

  1. #b79bbd
  2. #bd9bb2
  3. #bd9ba1

Triadic

  1. #bd9bb2
  2. #b2bd9b
  3. #9bb2bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd9bb2
  2. #bda69b
  3. #9bbda6
  4. #9bb2bd

Square

  1. #bd9bb2
  2. #bdb79b
  3. #9bbda6
  4. #9ba1bd

Monochromatic

  1. #734c66
  2. #9f6d8f
  3. #bd9bb2
  4. #dbc9d5
  5. #f7f3f6

Shades

#bd9bb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd9bb2
  2. #aa8ca0
  3. #977c8e
  4. #846d7d
  5. #715d6b
  6. #5f4e59
  7. #4c3e47
  8. #392f35
  9. #261f24
  10. #131012
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd9bb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd9bb2
  2. #c4a5ba
  3. #caafc1
  4. #d1b9c9
  5. #d7c3d1
  6. #decdd9
  7. #e5d7e0
  8. #ebe1e8
  9. #f2ebf0
  10. #f8f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd9bb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd9bb2
  2. #b798ad
  3. #b196a8
  4. #ab93a3
  5. #a5909e
  6. #9f8e99
  7. #988b94
  8. #92888f
  9. #8c858a
  10. #868385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa1aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ca2b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3a7b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c19ca3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa9fb3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aea2b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c09ba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd9bb2 {
  color: #bd9bb2;
}
Background
.bg-bd9bb2 {
  background-color: #bd9bb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd9bb2 {
  border: 2px solid #bd9bb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd9bb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 155 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 20% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd9bb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd9bb2, #bd9ba1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd9bb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 155 178 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 3.94 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.20 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.70 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.31 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.68 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.93 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.37 #42644d Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#bd9bb2  rgb(189, 155, 178)  hsl(319, 20%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#9bbda6  rgb(155, 189, 166)  hsl(139, 20%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#b2bd9b  rgb(178, 189, 155)  hsl(79, 20%, 67%)  Sage
#9bb2bd  rgb(155, 178, 189)  hsl(199, 20%, 67%)  Pastel Blue