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#BFB0BF

#bfb0bf ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfb0bf is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 69.02% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 10.49% saturation and 71.96% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral 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 10.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.9.

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Relative luminance0.4589

Complementary

  1. #bfb0bf
  2. #b0bfb0

Split complementary

  1. #bfb0bf
  2. #b7bfb0
  3. #b0bfb7

Analogous

  1. #b7b0bf
  2. #bfb0bf
  3. #bfb0b7

Triadic

  1. #bfb0bf
  2. #bfbfb0
  3. #b0bfbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb0bf
  2. #bfb0b0
  3. #b0bfb0
  4. #b0bfbf

Square

  1. #bfb0bf
  2. #bfb7b0
  3. #b0bfb0
  4. #b0b7bf

Monochromatic

  1. #766076
  2. #9d869d
  3. #bfb0bf
  4. #e1dae1
  5. #f6f4f6

Shades

#bfb0bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb0bf
  2. #ac9eac
  3. #998d99
  4. #867b86
  5. #736a73
  6. #605860
  7. #4c464c
  8. #393539
  9. #262326
  10. #131213
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb0bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb0bf
  2. #c5b8c5
  3. #ccc0cc
  4. #d2c8d2
  5. #d9d0d9
  6. #dfd8df
  7. #e5dfe5
  8. #ece7ec
  9. #f2eff2
  10. #f9f7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb0bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb0bf
  2. #b9abb9
  3. #b2a6b2
  4. #aca2ac
  5. #a69da6
  6. #a098a0
  7. #999399
  8. #938e93
  9. #8d8a8d
  10. #868586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b3b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afb3c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2b5be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0b1b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6b2bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7b3bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0b1b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb0bf {
  color: #bfb0bf;
}
Background
.bg-bfb0bf {
  background-color: #bfb0bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb0bf {
  border: 2px solid #bfb0bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb0bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 176 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 10% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb0bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb0bf, #bfb0b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb0bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 176 191 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.90 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.64 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.82 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.91 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.20 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.74 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.73 #404f40 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#bfb0bf  rgb(191, 176, 191)  hsl(300, 10%, 72%)  Pastel Purple
#b0bfb0  rgb(176, 191, 176)  hsl(120, 10%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#bfbfb0  rgb(191, 191, 176)  hsl(60, 10%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#b0bfbf  rgb(176, 191, 191)  hsl(180, 10%, 72%)  Ash Gray