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#BFAAC6

#bfaac6 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bfaac6 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 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.54% cyan, 14.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 19.72% saturation and 72.16% 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 9.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 3.91.

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Relative luminance0.439

Complementary

  1. #bfaac6
  2. #b1c6aa

Split complementary

  1. #bfaac6
  2. #bfc6aa
  3. #aac6b1

Analogous

  1. #b1aac6
  2. #bfaac6
  3. #c6aabf

Triadic

  1. #bfaac6
  2. #c6bfaa
  3. #aac6bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfaac6
  2. #c6aab1
  3. #b1c6aa
  4. #aac6bf

Square

  1. #bfaac6
  2. #c6b1aa
  3. #b1c6aa
  4. #aabfc6

Monochromatic

  1. #765681
  2. #9d7ca7
  3. #bfaac6
  4. #e1d8e5
  5. #f6f3f7

Shades

#bfaac6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfaac6
  2. #ac99b2
  3. #99889e
  4. #86778b
  5. #736677
  6. #605563
  7. #4c444f
  8. #39333b
  9. #262228
  10. #131114
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfaac6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfaac6
  2. #c5b3cc
  3. #ccbbd1
  4. #d2c4d7
  5. #d9ccdd
  6. #dfd5e3
  7. #e5dde8
  8. #ece6ee
  9. #f2eef4
  10. #f9f7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfaac6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfaac6
  2. #b9a6bf
  3. #b2a2b8
  4. #ac9db1
  5. #a699aa
  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 9.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7aeba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b0c7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abb2c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfadb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1adc7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3afc5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfacbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfaac6 {
  color: #bfaac6;
}
Background
.bg-bfaac6 {
  background-color: #bfaac6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfaac6 {
  border: 2px solid #bfaac6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfaac6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 170 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 20% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfaac6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfaac6, #c6aabf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfaac6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 170 198 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 3.91 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.13 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 5.95 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.88 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.77 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.83 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.40 #405539 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#bfaac6  rgb(191, 170, 198)  hsl(285, 20%, 72%)  Pastel Purple
#b1c6aa  rgb(177, 198, 170)  hsl(105, 20%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#c6bfaa  rgb(198, 191, 170)  hsl(45, 20%, 72%)  Bone
#aac6bf  rgb(170, 198, 191)  hsl(165, 20%, 72%)  Opal