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#B0A2CC

#b0a2cc ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b0a2cc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 63.53% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.73% cyan, 20.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 260°, with 29.17% saturation and 71.76% 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 8.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 6.72.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3943

Complementary

  1. #b0a2cc
  2. #becca2

Split complementary

  1. #b0a2cc
  2. #ccc5a2
  3. #a9cca2

Analogous

  1. #a2a9cc
  2. #b0a2cc
  3. #c5a2cc

Triadic

  1. #b0a2cc
  2. #ccb0a2
  3. #a2ccb0

Tetradic

  1. #b0a2cc
  2. #cca2be
  3. #becca2
  4. #a2ccb0

Square

  1. #b0a2cc
  2. #cca2a9
  3. #becca2
  4. #a2ccc5

Monochromatic

  1. #604b8a
  2. #8671b1
  3. #b0a2cc
  4. #dad3e7
  5. #f4f2f8

Shades

#b0a2cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b0a2cc
  2. #9e92b8
  3. #8d82a3
  4. #7b718f
  5. #6a617a
  6. #585166
  7. #464152
  8. #35313d
  9. #232029
  10. #121014
  11. #000000

Tints

#b0a2cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b0a2cc
  2. #b8abd1
  3. #c0b5d6
  4. #c8bedb
  5. #d0c7e0
  6. #d8d1e6
  7. #dfdaeb
  8. #e7e3f0
  9. #efecf5
  10. #f7f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b0a2cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b0a2cc
  2. #ab9fc4
  3. #a69bbd
  4. #a298b5
  5. #9d94ae
  6. #9891a6
  7. #938e9e
  8. #8e8a97
  9. #8a878f
  10. #858388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aca6b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa8ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ca8cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aba8b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3a6cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4a6cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ada6bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b0a2cc {
  color: #b0a2cc;
}
Background
.bg-b0a2cc {
  background-color: #b0a2cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b0a2cc {
  border: 2px solid #b0a2cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b0a2cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 162 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 29% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b0a2cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b0a2cc, #c5a2cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b0a2cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 162 204 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.72 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.00 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.18 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.93 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.96 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.53 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.77 #4f5d33 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b0a2cc  rgb(176, 162, 204)  hsl(260, 29%, 72%)  Pastel Purple
#becca2  rgb(190, 204, 162)  hsl(80, 29%, 72%)  Sage
#ccb0a2  rgb(204, 176, 162)  hsl(20, 29%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#a2ccb0  rgb(162, 204, 176)  hsl(140, 29%, 72%)  Seafoam Green