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#B196AB

#b196ab ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b196ab is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 58.82% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.25% magenta, 3.39% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 313.33°, with 14.75% saturation and 64.12% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 7.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 2.95.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.341

Complementary

  1. #b196ab
  2. #96b19c

Split complementary

  1. #b196ab
  2. #9eb196
  3. #96b1aa

Analogous

  1. #aa96b1
  2. #b196ab
  3. #b1969e

Triadic

  1. #b196ab
  2. #abb196
  3. #96abb1

Tetradic

  1. #b196ab
  2. #b19c96
  3. #96b19c
  4. #96abb1

Square

  1. #b196ab
  2. #b1aa96
  3. #96b19c
  4. #969eb1

Monochromatic

  1. #644a5e
  2. #906b88
  3. #b196ab
  4. #d2c2ce
  5. #f2eef1

Shades

#b196ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b196ab
  2. #9f879a
  3. #8e7889
  4. #7c6978
  5. #6a5a67
  6. #594b56
  7. #473c44
  8. #352d33
  9. #231e22
  10. #120f11
  11. #000000

Tints

#b196ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b196ab
  2. #b9a1b3
  3. #c1abbc
  4. #c8b6c4
  5. #d0c0cd
  6. #d8cbd5
  7. #e0d5dd
  8. #e8e0e6
  9. #efeaee
  10. #f7f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b196ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b196ab
  2. #ac94a7
  3. #a792a2
  4. #a28f9e
  5. #9d8d9a
  6. #998b96
  7. #948991
  8. #8f878d
  9. #8a8489
  10. #858284
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a69ba3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #969cac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c9faa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4979d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a199ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a59caa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b397a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b196ab {
  color: #b196ab;
}
Background
.bg-b196ab {
  background-color: #b196ab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b196ab {
  border: 2px solid #b196ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b196ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 150 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 15% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b196ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b196ab, #b1969e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b196ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 150 171 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 2.95 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 3.26 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.23 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.29 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.88 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 10.46 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 11.11 #4e6954 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b196ab  rgb(177, 150, 171)  hsl(313, 15%, 64%)  Pastel Purple
#96b19c  rgb(150, 177, 156)  hsl(133, 15%, 64%)  Opal
#abb196  rgb(171, 177, 150)  hsl(73, 15%, 64%)  Sage
#96abb1  rgb(150, 171, 177)  hsl(193, 15%, 64%)  Pastel Blue