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#B096BB

#b096bb ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b096bb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 58.82% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.88% cyan, 19.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 282.16°, with 21.39% saturation and 66.08% 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 7.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.89.

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Relative luminance0.3463

Complementary

  1. #b096bb
  2. #a1bb96

Split complementary

  1. #b096bb
  2. #b4bb96
  3. #96bb9e

Analogous

  1. #9e96bb
  2. #b096bb
  3. #bb96b4

Triadic

  1. #b096bb
  2. #bbb096
  3. #96bbb0

Tetradic

  1. #b096bb
  2. #bb96a1
  3. #a1bb96
  4. #96bbb0

Square

  1. #b096bb
  2. #bb9e96
  3. #a1bb96
  4. #96b4bb

Monochromatic

  1. #644870
  2. #8d689d
  3. #b096bb
  4. #d3c4d9
  5. #f6f3f7

Shades

#b096bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b096bb
  2. #9e87a8
  3. #8d7896
  4. #7b6983
  5. #6a5a70
  6. #584b5e
  7. #463c4b
  8. #352d38
  9. #231e25
  10. #120f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#b096bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b096bb
  2. #b8a1c2
  3. #c0abc9
  4. #c8b6cf
  5. #d0c0d6
  6. #d8cbdd
  7. #dfd5e4
  8. #e7e0eb
  9. #efeaf1
  10. #f7f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b096bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b096bb
  2. #ab94b5
  3. #a692af
  4. #a28fa9
  5. #9d8da3
  6. #988b9e
  7. #938998
  8. #8e8792
  9. #8a848c
  10. #858286
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a69bab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #929dbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97a0ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b09aa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f9abc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a29cba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b098ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b096bb {
  color: #b096bb;
}
Background
.bg-b096bb {
  background-color: #b096bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b096bb {
  border: 2px solid #b096bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b096bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 150 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 21% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b096bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b096bb, #bb96b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b096bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 150 187 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.89 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.35 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.87 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.39 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.88 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.12 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 11.32 #4f6944 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b096bb  rgb(176, 150, 187)  hsl(282, 21%, 66%)  Pastel Purple
#a1bb96  rgb(161, 187, 150)  hsl(102, 21%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green
#bbb096  rgb(187, 176, 150)  hsl(42, 21%, 66%)  Ecru
#96bbb0  rgb(150, 187, 176)  hsl(162, 21%, 66%)  Opal