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#B19EC1

#b19ec1 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b19ec1 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 61.96% green and 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.29% cyan, 18.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 272.57°, with 22.01% 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 8.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.05.

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Relative luminance0.3765

Complementary

  1. #b19ec1
  2. #aec19e

Split complementary

  1. #b19ec1
  2. #bfc19e
  3. #9ec19f

Analogous

  1. #9f9ec1
  2. #b19ec1
  3. #c19ebf

Triadic

  1. #b19ec1
  2. #c1b19e
  3. #9ec1b1

Tetradic

  1. #b19ec1
  2. #c19eae
  3. #aec19e
  4. #9ec1b1

Square

  1. #b19ec1
  2. #c19f9e
  3. #aec19e
  4. #9ebfc1

Monochromatic

  1. #654d79
  2. #8b6fa3
  3. #b19ec1
  4. #d7cddf
  5. #f5f3f7

Shades

#b19ec1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b19ec1
  2. #9f8eae
  3. #8e7e9a
  4. #7c6f87
  5. #6a5f74
  6. #594f61
  7. #473f4d
  8. #352f3a
  9. #232027
  10. #121013
  11. #000000

Tints

#b19ec1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b19ec1
  2. #b9a8c7
  3. #c1b1cd
  4. #c8bbd4
  5. #d0c5da
  6. #d8cfe0
  7. #e0d8e6
  8. #e8e2ec
  9. #efecf3
  10. #f7f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b19ec1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b19ec1
  2. #ac9bbb
  3. #a798b4
  4. #a295ae
  5. #9d92a7
  6. #998fa1
  7. #948c9a
  8. #8f8994
  9. #8a868d
  10. #858387
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aaa2b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99a4c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ca5c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afa2aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3a2c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5a3c0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0a1b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b19ec1 {
  color: #b19ec1;
}
Background
.bg-b19ec1 {
  background-color: #b19ec1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b19ec1 {
  border: 2px solid #b19ec1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b19ec1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 158 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 22% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b19ec1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b19ec1, #c19ebf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b19ec1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 158 193 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.05 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.64 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.48 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.56 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.96 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.44 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.16 #4e613e Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b19ec1  rgb(177, 158, 193)  hsl(273, 22%, 69%)  Pastel Purple
#aec19e  rgb(174, 193, 158)  hsl(93, 22%, 69%)  Dark Sea Green
#c1b19e  rgb(193, 177, 158)  hsl(33, 22%, 69%)  Tan
#9ec1b1  rgb(158, 193, 177)  hsl(153, 22%, 69%)  Opal