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#B196BB

#b196bb ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b196bb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.35% cyan, 19.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 283.78°, 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 7.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.91.

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Relative luminance0.3475

Complementary

  1. #b196bb
  2. #a0bb96

Split complementary

  1. #b196bb
  2. #b3bb96
  3. #96bb9f

Analogous

  1. #9f96bb
  2. #b196bb
  3. #bb96b3

Triadic

  1. #b196bb
  2. #bbb196
  3. #96bbb1

Tetradic

  1. #b196bb
  2. #bb96a0
  3. #a0bb96
  4. #96bbb1

Square

  1. #b196bb
  2. #bb9f96
  3. #a0bb96
  4. #96b3bb

Monochromatic

  1. #654870
  2. #8f689d
  3. #b196bb
  4. #d3c4d9
  5. #f6f3f7

Shades

#b196bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b196bb
  2. #9f87a8
  3. #8e7896
  4. #7c6983
  5. #6a5a70
  6. #594b5e
  7. #473c4b
  8. #352d38
  9. #231e25
  10. #120f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#b196bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b196bb
  2. #b9a1c2
  3. #c1abc9
  4. #c8b6cf
  5. #d0c0d6
  6. #d8cbdd
  7. #e0d5e4
  8. #e8e0eb
  9. #efeaf1
  10. #f7f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b196bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b196bb
  2. #ac94b5
  3. #a792af
  4. #a28fa9
  5. #9d8da3
  6. #998b9e
  7. #948998
  8. #8f8792
  9. #8a848c
  10. #858286
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a79cab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #929dbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97a0ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b19aa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f9bbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a29cba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b198ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b196bb {
  color: #b196bb;
}
Background
.bg-b196bb {
  background-color: #b196bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b196bb {
  border: 2px solid #b196bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b196bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 150 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 21% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b196bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b196bb, #bb96b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b196bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 150 187 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.91 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.13 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.94 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.29 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.69 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.22 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 11.31 #4e6944 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b196bb  rgb(177, 150, 187)  hsl(284, 21%, 66%)  Pastel Purple
#a0bb96  rgb(160, 187, 150)  hsl(104, 21%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green
#bbb196  rgb(187, 177, 150)  hsl(44, 21%, 66%)  Ecru
#96bbb1  rgb(150, 187, 177)  hsl(164, 21%, 66%)  Opal