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#BBB2CD

#bbb2cd ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbb2cd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 69.8% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.78% cyan, 13.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 260°, with 21.26% saturation and 75.1% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 6.76.

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Relative luminance0.4681

Complementary

  1. #bbb2cd
  2. #c4cdb2

Split complementary

  1. #bbb2cd
  2. #cdc9b2
  3. #b7cdb2

Analogous

  1. #b2b7cd
  2. #bbb2cd
  3. #c9b2cd

Triadic

  1. #bbb2cd
  2. #cdbbb2
  3. #b2cdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb2cd
  2. #cdb2c4
  3. #c4cdb2
  4. #b2cdbb

Square

  1. #bbb2cd
  2. #cdb2b7
  3. #c4cdb2
  4. #b2cdc9

Monochromatic

  1. #6b5b8b
  2. #9284af
  3. #bbb2cd
  4. #e4e0eb
  5. #f4f3f7

Shades

#bbb2cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb2cd
  2. #a8a0b9
  3. #968ea4
  4. #837d90
  5. #706b7b
  6. #5e5967
  7. #4b4752
  8. #38353e
  9. #252429
  10. #131215
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb2cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb2cd
  2. #c2bad2
  3. #c9c1d7
  4. #cfc9dc
  5. #d6d1e1
  6. #ddd9e6
  7. #e4e0eb
  8. #ebe8f0
  9. #f1f0f5
  10. #f8f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb2cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb2cd
  2. #b5adc5
  3. #afa8be
  4. #a9a3b6
  5. #a39eae
  6. #9e99a7
  7. #98949f
  8. #928f97
  9. #8c8a8f
  10. #868588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b4c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adb6ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afb6cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8b6bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3b4ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4b4cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9b4c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb2cd {
  color: #bbb2cd;
}
Background
.bg-bbb2cd {
  background-color: #bbb2cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb2cd {
  border: 2px solid #bbb2cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb2cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 178 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 21% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb2cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb2cd, #c9b2cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb2cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 178 205 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.76 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.91 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.91 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.47 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.68 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.12 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.10 #444d32 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#bbb2cd  rgb(187, 178, 205)  hsl(260, 21%, 75%)  Pastel Purple
#c4cdb2  rgb(196, 205, 178)  hsl(80, 21%, 75%)  Ash Gray
#cdbbb2  rgb(205, 187, 178)  hsl(20, 21%, 75%)  Silver Pink
#b2cdbb  rgb(178, 205, 187)  hsl(140, 21%, 75%)  Opal