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#9F94BF

#9f94bf ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9f94bf is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 58.04% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.75% cyan, 22.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 255.35°, with 25.15% saturation and 66.47% 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 7.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 8.15.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3231

Complementary

  1. #9f94bf
  2. #b4bf94

Split complementary

  1. #9f94bf
  2. #bfb594
  3. #9ebf94

Analogous

  1. #949ebf
  2. #9f94bf
  3. #b594bf

Triadic

  1. #9f94bf
  2. #bf9f94
  3. #94bf9f

Tetradic

  1. #9f94bf
  2. #bf94b4
  3. #b4bf94
  4. #94bf9f

Square

  1. #9f94bf
  2. #bf949e
  3. #b4bf94
  4. #94bfb5

Monochromatic

  1. #524674
  2. #7464a2
  3. #9f94bf
  4. #cac4dc
  5. #f4f2f7

Shades

#9f94bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9f94bf
  2. #8f85ac
  3. #7f7699
  4. #6f6886
  5. #5f5973
  6. #504a60
  7. #403b4c
  8. #302c39
  9. #201e26
  10. #100f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#9f94bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9f94bf
  2. #a99fc5
  3. #b2a9cc
  4. #bcb4d2
  5. #c5bfd9
  6. #cfcadf
  7. #d9d4e5
  8. #e2dfec
  9. #eceaf2
  10. #f5f4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9f94bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9f94bf
  2. #9c92b9
  3. #9990b2
  4. #968eac
  5. #938ca6
  6. #908aa0
  7. #8c8899
  8. #898693
  9. #86848d
  10. #838286
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c98aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b9ac1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c9abe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #999aa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9398c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9497be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c98af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9f94bf {
  color: #9f94bf;
}
Background
.bg-9f94bf {
  background-color: #9f94bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9f94bf {
  border: 2px solid #9f94bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9f94bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 148 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 25% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9f94bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9f94bf, #b594bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9f94bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 148 191 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.15 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.31 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.08 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.42 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.53 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.85 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.98 #606b40 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#9f94bf  rgb(159, 148, 191)  hsl(255, 25%, 66%)  Pastel Purple
#b4bf94  rgb(180, 191, 148)  hsl(75, 25%, 66%)  Sage
#bf9f94  rgb(191, 159, 148)  hsl(15, 25%, 66%)  Silver Pink
#94bf9f  rgb(148, 191, 159)  hsl(135, 25%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green