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#BEA4BF

#bea4bf ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bea4bf is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 64.31% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.52% cyan, 14.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 297.78°, with 17.42% saturation and 69.61% 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 9.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 2.89.

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Relative luminance0.4126

Complementary

  1. #bea4bf
  2. #a5bfa4

Split complementary

  1. #bea4bf
  2. #b3bfa4
  3. #a4bfb1

Analogous

  1. #b1a4bf
  2. #bea4bf
  3. #bfa4b3

Triadic

  1. #bea4bf
  2. #bfbea4
  3. #a4bfbe

Tetradic

  1. #bea4bf
  2. #bfa4a5
  3. #a5bfa4
  4. #a4bfbe

Square

  1. #bea4bf
  2. #bfb1a4
  3. #a5bfa4
  4. #a4b3bf

Monochromatic

  1. #755377
  2. #9e779f
  3. #bea4bf
  4. #ded1df
  5. #f6f3f7

Shades

#bea4bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bea4bf
  2. #ab94ac
  3. #988399
  4. #857386
  5. #726273
  6. #5f5260
  7. #4c424c
  8. #393139
  9. #262126
  10. #131013
  11. #000000

Tints

#bea4bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bea4bf
  2. #c5adc5
  3. #cbb6cc
  4. #d2bfd2
  5. #d8c8d9
  6. #dfd2df
  7. #e5dbe5
  8. #ece4ec
  9. #f2edf2
  10. #f9f6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bea4bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bea4bf
  2. #b8a0b9
  3. #b29db2
  4. #ab99ac
  5. #a596a6
  6. #9f92a0
  7. #998e99
  8. #938b93
  9. #8c878d
  10. #868486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3a9b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2aac0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8adbe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0a6ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aea8c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1aabe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfa5b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bea4bf {
  color: #bea4bf;
}
Background
.bg-bea4bf {
  background-color: #bea4bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bea4bf {
  border: 2px solid #bea4bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bea4bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 164 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 17% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bea4bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bea4bf, #bfa4b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bea4bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 164 191 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 2.89 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.13 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.99 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.15 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.74 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.00 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.54 #415b40 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#bea4bf  rgb(190, 164, 191)  hsl(298, 17%, 70%)  Pastel Purple
#a5bfa4  rgb(165, 191, 164)  hsl(118, 17%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green
#bfbea4  rgb(191, 190, 164)  hsl(58, 17%, 70%)  Sage
#a4bfbe  rgb(164, 191, 190)  hsl(178, 17%, 70%)  Opal