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#BFAAC5

#bfaac5 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bfaac5 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 66.67% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.05% cyan, 13.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 286.67°, with 18.88% saturation and 71.96% 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 9.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 3.77.

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Relative luminance0.4386

Complementary

  1. #bfaac5
  2. #b0c5aa

Split complementary

  1. #bfaac5
  2. #bdc5aa
  3. #aac5b1

Analogous

  1. #b1aac5
  2. #bfaac5
  3. #c5aabd

Triadic

  1. #bfaac5
  2. #c5bfaa
  3. #aac5bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfaac5
  2. #c5aab0
  3. #b0c5aa
  4. #aac5bf

Square

  1. #bfaac5
  2. #c5b1aa
  3. #b0c5aa
  4. #aabdc5

Monochromatic

  1. #76577f
  2. #9d7da6
  3. #bfaac5
  4. #e1d7e4
  5. #f6f3f7

Shades

#bfaac5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfaac5
  2. #ac99b1
  3. #99889e
  4. #86778a
  5. #736676
  6. #605563
  7. #4c444f
  8. #39333b
  9. #262227
  10. #131114
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfaac5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfaac5
  2. #c5b3cb
  3. #ccbbd1
  4. #d2c4d6
  5. #d9ccdc
  6. #dfd5e2
  7. #e5dde8
  8. #ece6ee
  9. #f2eef3
  10. #f9f7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfaac5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfaac5
  2. #b9a6be
  3. #b2a2b7
  4. #ac9db0
  5. #a699a9
  6. #a095a3
  7. #99919c
  8. #938d95
  9. #8d888e
  10. #868487
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7aeb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7afc6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acb2c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfadb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1adc6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4afc4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfacba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfaac5 {
  color: #bfaac5;
}
Background
.bg-bfaac5 {
  background-color: #bfaac5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfaac5 {
  border: 2px solid #bfaac5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfaac5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 170 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 19% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfaac5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfaac5, #c5aabd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfaac5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 170 197 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 3.77 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.29 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 5.91 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.70 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.74 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.06 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.61 #40553a Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#bfaac5  rgb(191, 170, 197)  hsl(287, 19%, 72%)  Pastel Purple
#b0c5aa  rgb(176, 197, 170)  hsl(107, 19%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#c5bfaa  rgb(197, 191, 170)  hsl(47, 19%, 72%)  Bone
#aac5bf  rgb(170, 197, 191)  hsl(167, 19%, 72%)  Opal