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#B09ABB

#b09abb ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b09abb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 60.39% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.88% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 280°, with 19.53% saturation and 66.86% 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 8.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 3.42.

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Relative luminance0.3593

Complementary

  1. #b09abb
  2. #a5bb9a

Split complementary

  1. #b09abb
  2. #b5bb9a
  3. #9abb9f

Analogous

  1. #9f9abb
  2. #b09abb
  3. #bb9ab5

Triadic

  1. #b09abb
  2. #bbb09a
  3. #9abbb0

Tetradic

  1. #b09abb
  2. #bb9aa5
  3. #a5bb9a
  4. #9abbb0

Square

  1. #b09abb
  2. #bb9f9a
  3. #a5bb9a
  4. #9ab5bb

Monochromatic

  1. #644c70
  2. #8c6c9c
  3. #b09abb
  4. #d4c8da
  5. #f5f3f7

Shades

#b09abb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b09abb
  2. #9e8ba8
  3. #8d7b96
  4. #7b6c83
  5. #6a5c70
  6. #584d5e
  7. #463e4b
  8. #352e38
  9. #231f25
  10. #120f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#b09abb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b09abb
  2. #b8a4c2
  3. #c0aec9
  4. #c8b8cf
  5. #d0c2d6
  6. #d8cddd
  7. #dfd7e4
  8. #e7e1eb
  9. #efebf1
  10. #f7f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b09abb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b09abb
  2. #ab97b5
  3. #a695af
  4. #a292a9
  5. #9d90a3
  6. #988d9e
  7. #938a98
  8. #8e8892
  9. #8a858c
  10. #858386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a89fac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96a0bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9aa2ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b09ea5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a19ebc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a39fba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b09cae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b09abb {
  color: #b09abb;
}
Background
.bg-b09abb {
  background-color: #b09abb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b09abb {
  border: 2px solid #b09abb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b09abb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 154 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 20% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b09abb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b09abb, #bb9ab5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b09abb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 154 187 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 3.42 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.49 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.66 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.09 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.57 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.59 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 11.71 #4f6544 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b09abb  rgb(176, 154, 187)  hsl(280, 20%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#a5bb9a  rgb(165, 187, 154)  hsl(100, 20%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#bbb09a  rgb(187, 176, 154)  hsl(40, 20%, 67%)  Tan
#9abbb0  rgb(154, 187, 176)  hsl(160, 20%, 67%)  Opal