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#B19ABC

#b19abc ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b19abc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 60.39% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.85% cyan, 18.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 280.59°, with 20.24% saturation and 67.06% 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 8.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 3.69.

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Relative luminance0.3609

Complementary

  1. #b19abc
  2. #a5bc9a

Split complementary

  1. #b19abc
  2. #b6bc9a
  3. #9abca0

Analogous

  1. #a09abc
  2. #b19abc
  3. #bc9ab6

Triadic

  1. #b19abc
  2. #bcb19a
  3. #9abcb1

Tetradic

  1. #b19abc
  2. #bc9aa5
  3. #a5bc9a
  4. #9abcb1

Square

  1. #b19abc
  2. #bca09a
  3. #a5bc9a
  4. #9ab6bc

Monochromatic

  1. #654b72
  2. #8d6c9d
  3. #b19abc
  4. #d5c8db
  5. #f6f3f7

Shades

#b19abc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b19abc
  2. #9f8ba9
  3. #8e7b96
  4. #7c6c84
  5. #6a5c71
  6. #594d5e
  7. #473e4b
  8. #352e38
  9. #231f26
  10. #120f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#b19abc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b19abc
  2. #b9a4c3
  3. #c1aec9
  4. #c8b8d0
  5. #d0c2d7
  6. #d8cdde
  7. #e0d7e4
  8. #e8e1eb
  9. #efebf2
  10. #f7f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b19abc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b19abc
  2. #ac97b6
  3. #a795b0
  4. #a292aa
  5. #9d90a4
  6. #998d9e
  7. #948a98
  8. #8f8892
  9. #8a858c
  10. #858386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a89fad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96a1bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9aa3bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b19ea5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a19ebd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a49fbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b19caf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b19abc {
  color: #b19abc;
}
Background
.bg-b19abc {
  background-color: #b19abc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b19abc {
  border: 2px solid #b19abc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b19abc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 154 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 20% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b19abc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b19abc, #bc9ab6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b19abc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 154 188 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 3.69 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.19 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.00 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.74 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.22 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.56 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 11.89 #4e6543 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b19abc  rgb(177, 154, 188)  hsl(281, 20%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#a5bc9a  rgb(165, 188, 154)  hsl(101, 20%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#bcb19a  rgb(188, 177, 154)  hsl(41, 20%, 67%)  Ecru
#9abcb1  rgb(154, 188, 177)  hsl(161, 20%, 67%)  Opal