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#B0A5BA

#b0a5ba ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b0a5ba is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 64.71% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.38% cyan, 11.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 271.43°, with 13.21% saturation and 68.82% 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 8.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 3.88.

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Relative luminance0.3969

Complementary

  1. #b0a5ba
  2. #afbaa5

Split complementary

  1. #b0a5ba
  2. #b9baa5
  3. #a5baa5

Analogous

  1. #a5a5ba
  2. #b0a5ba
  3. #baa5b9

Triadic

  1. #b0a5ba
  2. #bab0a5
  3. #a5bab0

Tetradic

  1. #b0a5ba
  2. #baa5af
  3. #afbaa5
  4. #a5bab0

Square

  1. #b0a5ba
  2. #baa5a5
  3. #afbaa5
  4. #a5b9ba

Monochromatic

  1. #645670
  2. #8a7a99
  3. #b0a5ba
  4. #d6d0db
  5. #f5f3f6

Shades

#b0a5ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b0a5ba
  2. #9e95a7
  3. #8d8495
  4. #7b7482
  5. #6a6370
  6. #58535d
  7. #46424a
  8. #353238
  9. #232125
  10. #121113
  11. #000000

Tints

#b0a5ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b0a5ba
  2. #b8aec1
  3. #c0b7c8
  4. #c8c0cf
  5. #d0c9d6
  6. #d8d2dd
  7. #dfdbe3
  8. #e7e4ea
  9. #efedf1
  10. #f7f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b0a5ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b0a5ba
  2. #aba1b4
  3. #a69eae
  4. #a29aa9
  5. #9d96a3
  6. #98939d
  7. #938f97
  8. #8e8b91
  9. #8a878c
  10. #858486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aca7b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2a9bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4a9b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afa7ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8a7bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9a8ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afa6b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b0a5ba {
  color: #b0a5ba;
}
Background
.bg-b0a5ba {
  background-color: #b0a5ba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b0a5ba {
  border: 2px solid #b0a5ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b0a5ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 165 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 13% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b0a5ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b0a5ba, #baa5b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b0a5ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 165 186 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 3.88 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 4.64 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.15 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.22 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.74 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.83 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.03 #4f5a45 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b0a5ba  rgb(176, 165, 186)  hsl(271, 13%, 69%)  Pastel Purple
#afbaa5  rgb(175, 186, 165)  hsl(91, 13%, 69%)  Ash Gray
#bab0a5  rgb(186, 176, 165)  hsl(31, 13%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#a5bab0  rgb(165, 186, 176)  hsl(151, 13%, 69%)  Opal