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#bfafc5 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfafc5 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 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.05% cyan, 11.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 283.64°, with 15.94% saturation and 72.94% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 10.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.86.

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Relative luminance0.4577

Complementary

  1. #bfafc5
  2. #b5c5af

Split complementary

  1. #bfafc5
  2. #c0c5af
  3. #afc5b4

Analogous

  1. #b4afc5
  2. #bfafc5
  3. #c5afc0

Triadic

  1. #bfafc5
  2. #c5bfaf
  3. #afc5bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfafc5
  2. #c5afb5
  3. #b5c5af
  4. #afc5bf

Square

  1. #bfafc5
  2. #c5b4af
  3. #b5c5af
  4. #afc0c5

Monochromatic

  1. #755c7f
  2. #9c83a5
  3. #bfafc5
  4. #e2dbe5
  5. #f6f3f6

Shades

#bfafc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfafc5
  2. #ac9eb1
  3. #998c9e
  4. #867b8a
  5. #736976
  6. #605863
  7. #4c464f
  8. #39353b
  9. #262327
  10. #131214
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfafc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfafc5
  2. #c5b7cb
  3. #ccbfd1
  4. #d2c7d6
  5. #d9cfdc
  6. #dfd7e2
  7. #e5dfe8
  8. #ece7ee
  9. #f2eff3
  10. #f9f7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfafc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfafc5
  2. #b9aabe
  3. #b2a6b7
  4. #aca1b0
  5. #a69ca9
  6. #a098a3
  7. #99939c
  8. #938e95
  9. #8d898e
  10. #868587
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b2bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adb3c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0b5c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfb1b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4b2c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6b2c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfb0bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfafc5 {
  color: #bfafc5;
}
Background
.bg-bfafc5 {
  background-color: #bfafc5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfafc5 {
  border: 2px solid #bfafc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfafc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 175 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 16% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfafc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfafc5, #c5afc0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfafc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 175 197 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.86 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 5.60 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.94 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.94 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.71 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.54 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.17 #40503a Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#bfafc5  rgb(191, 175, 197)  hsl(284, 16%, 73%)  Pastel Purple
#b5c5af  rgb(181, 197, 175)  hsl(104, 16%, 73%)  Ash Gray
#c5bfaf  rgb(197, 191, 175)  hsl(44, 16%, 73%)  Bone
#afc5bf  rgb(175, 197, 191)  hsl(164, 16%, 73%)  Opal