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#bfafc2 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bfafc2 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 68.63% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.55% cyan, 9.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 290.53°, with 13.48% saturation and 72.35% 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 10.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.01.

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Relative luminance0.4563

Complementary

  1. #bfafc2
  2. #b2c2af

Split complementary

  1. #bfafc2
  2. #bbc2af
  3. #afc2b5

Analogous

  1. #b5afc2
  2. #bfafc2
  3. #c2afbb

Triadic

  1. #bfafc2
  2. #c2bfaf
  3. #afc2bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfafc2
  2. #c2afb2
  3. #b2c2af
  4. #afc2bf

Square

  1. #bfafc2
  2. #c2b5af
  3. #b2c2af
  4. #afbbc2

Monochromatic

  1. #765d7b
  2. #9c84a1
  3. #bfafc2
  4. #e2dae3
  5. #f6f3f6

Shades

#bfafc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfafc2
  2. #ac9eaf
  3. #998c9b
  4. #867b88
  5. #736974
  6. #605861
  7. #4c464e
  8. #39353a
  9. #262327
  10. #131213
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfafc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfafc2
  2. #c5b7c8
  3. #ccbfce
  4. #d2c7d4
  5. #d9cfda
  6. #dfd7e1
  7. #e5dfe7
  8. #ece7ed
  9. #f2eff3
  10. #f9f7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfafc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfafc2
  2. #b9aabb
  3. #b2a6b5
  4. #aca1ae
  5. #a69ca8
  6. #a098a1
  7. #99939a
  8. #938e94
  9. #8d898d
  10. #868587
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b2ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adb3c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1b5c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0b1b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5b1c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7b2c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfb0ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfafc2 {
  color: #bfafc2;
}
Background
.bg-bfafc2 {
  background-color: #bfafc2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfafc2 {
  border: 2px solid #bfafc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfafc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 175 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 13% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfafc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfafc2, #c2afbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfafc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 175 194 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.01 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 5.91 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.69 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.89 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.39 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.52 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.75 #40503d Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#bfafc2  rgb(191, 175, 194)  hsl(291, 13%, 72%)  Pastel Purple
#b2c2af  rgb(178, 194, 175)  hsl(111, 13%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#c2bfaf  rgb(194, 191, 175)  hsl(51, 13%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#afc2bf  rgb(175, 194, 191)  hsl(171, 13%, 72%)  Opal