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#BE97AD

#be97ad ≈ Pastel Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#be97ad is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 59.22% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.53% magenta, 8.95% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 326.15°, with 23.08% saturation and 66.86% 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 8.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.43.

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Relative luminance0.361

Complementary

  1. #be97ad
  2. #97bea8

Split complementary

  1. #be97ad
  2. #99be97
  3. #97bebb

Analogous

  1. #bb97be
  2. #be97ad
  3. #be9799

Triadic

  1. #be97ad
  2. #adbe97
  3. #97adbe

Tetradic

  1. #be97ad
  2. #bea897
  3. #97bea8
  4. #97adbe

Square

  1. #be97ad
  2. #bebb97
  3. #97bea8
  4. #9799be

Monochromatic

  1. #744861
  2. #a16888
  3. #be97ad
  4. #dbc6d2
  5. #f7f2f5

Shades

#be97ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be97ad
  2. #ab889c
  3. #98798a
  4. #856a79
  5. #725b68
  6. #5f4c57
  7. #4c3c45
  8. #392d34
  9. #261e23
  10. #130f11
  11. #000000

Tints

#be97ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be97ad
  2. #c5a1b5
  3. #cbacbd
  4. #d2b6c6
  5. #d8c1ce
  6. #dfcbd6
  7. #e5d5de
  8. #ece0e6
  9. #f2eaef
  10. #f9f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be97ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be97ad
  2. #b895a9
  3. #b292a4
  4. #ab90a0
  5. #a58e9b
  6. #9f8c97
  7. #998992
  8. #93878e
  9. #8c8589
  10. #868285
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae9ea6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #999eae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2a4ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3979e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a99bae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae9fac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c197a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be97ad {
  color: #be97ad;
}
Background
.bg-be97ad {
  background-color: #be97ad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be97ad {
  border: 2px solid #be97ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be97ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 151 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 326 23% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be97ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be97ad, #be9799);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be97ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 151 173 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.43 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.10 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.62 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.70 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.88 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.57 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.98 #416852 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#be97ad  rgb(190, 151, 173)  hsl(326, 23%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#97bea8  rgb(151, 190, 168)  hsl(146, 23%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#adbe97  rgb(173, 190, 151)  hsl(86, 23%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#97adbe  rgb(151, 173, 190)  hsl(206, 23%, 67%)  Moonstone Blue