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#BDA9BD

#bda9bd ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bda9bd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 66.27% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 13.16% saturation and 70.2% 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 9.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 3.27.

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Relative luminance0.4287

Complementary

  1. #bda9bd
  2. #a9bda9

Split complementary

  1. #bda9bd
  2. #b3bda9
  3. #a9bdb3

Analogous

  1. #b3a9bd
  2. #bda9bd
  3. #bda9b3

Triadic

  1. #bda9bd
  2. #bdbda9
  3. #a9bdbd

Tetradic

  1. #bda9bd
  2. #bda9a9
  3. #a9bda9
  4. #a9bdbd

Square

  1. #bda9bd
  2. #bdb3a9
  3. #a9bda9
  4. #a9b3bd

Monochromatic

  1. #745974
  2. #9c7e9c
  3. #bda9bd
  4. #ded4de
  5. #f6f3f6

Shades

#bda9bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bda9bd
  2. #aa98aa
  3. #978797
  4. #847684
  5. #716571
  6. #5f555f
  7. #4c444c
  8. #393339
  9. #262226
  10. #131113
  11. #000000

Tints

#bda9bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bda9bd
  2. #c4b2c4
  3. #cabaca
  4. #d1c3d1
  5. #d7cbd7
  6. #ded4de
  7. #e5dde5
  8. #ebe5eb
  9. #f2eef2
  10. #f8f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bda9bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bda9bd
  2. #b7a5b7
  3. #b1a1b1
  4. #ab9dab
  5. #a599a5
  6. #9f959f
  7. #989098
  8. #928c92
  9. #8c888c
  10. #868486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5adb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8aebe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acb0bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #beaaaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1acbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3adbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #beaab5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bda9bd {
  color: #bda9bd;
}
Background
.bg-bda9bd {
  background-color: #bda9bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bda9bd {
  border: 2px solid #bda9bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bda9bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 169 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 13% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bda9bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bda9bd, #bda9b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bda9bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 169 189 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 3.27 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.35 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.56 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.02 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.64 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.75 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.27 #425642 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#bda9bd  rgb(189, 169, 189)  hsl(300, 13%, 70%)  Pastel Purple
#a9bda9  rgb(169, 189, 169)  hsl(120, 13%, 70%)  Ash Gray
#bdbda9  rgb(189, 189, 169)  hsl(60, 13%, 70%)  Ash Gray
#a9bdbd  rgb(169, 189, 189)  hsl(180, 13%, 70%)  Opal