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#BF9BB1

#bf9bb1 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bf9bb1 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 60.78% green and 69.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.85% magenta, 7.33% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 323.33°, with 21.95% saturation and 67.84% 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 8.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.55.

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Relative luminance0.3769

Complementary

  1. #bf9bb1
  2. #9bbfa9

Split complementary

  1. #bf9bb1
  2. #9fbf9b
  3. #9bbfbb

Analogous

  1. #bb9bbf
  2. #bf9bb1
  3. #bf9b9f

Triadic

  1. #bf9bb1
  2. #b1bf9b
  3. #9bb1bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf9bb1
  2. #bfa99b
  3. #9bbfa9
  4. #9bb1bf

Square

  1. #bf9bb1
  2. #bfbb9b
  3. #9bbfa9
  4. #9b9fbf

Monochromatic

  1. #764b65
  2. #a16c8d
  3. #bf9bb1
  4. #ddcad5
  5. #f7f3f5

Shades

#bf9bb1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf9bb1
  2. #ac8c9f
  3. #997c8e
  4. #866d7c
  5. #735d6a
  6. #604e59
  7. #4c3e47
  8. #392f35
  9. #261f23
  10. #131012
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf9bb1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf9bb1
  2. #c5a5b9
  3. #ccafc1
  4. #d2b9c8
  5. #d9c3d0
  6. #dfcdd8
  7. #e5d7e0
  8. #ece1e8
  9. #f2ebef
  10. #f9f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf9bb1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf9bb1
  2. #b998ac
  3. #b296a7
  4. #ac93a2
  5. #a6909d
  6. #a08e99
  7. #998b94
  8. #93888f
  9. #8d858a
  10. #868385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0a1aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ca2b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4a7b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c49ba2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab9fb2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0a2b0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c29ba8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf9bb1 {
  color: #bf9bb1;
}
Background
.bg-bf9bb1 {
  background-color: #bf9bb1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf9bb1 {
  border: 2px solid #bf9bb1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf9bb1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 155 177;
  --color-primary-hsl: 323 22% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf9bb1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf9bb1, #bf9b9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf9bb1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 155 177 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.55 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.46 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.15 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.74 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.46 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.79 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.74 #40644e Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#bf9bb1  rgb(191, 155, 177)  hsl(323, 22%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#9bbfa9  rgb(155, 191, 169)  hsl(143, 22%, 68%)  Opal
#b1bf9b  rgb(177, 191, 155)  hsl(83, 22%, 68%)  Sage
#9bb1bf  rgb(155, 177, 191)  hsl(203, 22%, 68%)  Pastel Blue