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#B28FAC

#b28fac ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b28fac is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 56.08% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.66% magenta, 3.37% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 310.29°, with 18.52% saturation and 62.94% 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 7.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.6.

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Relative luminance0.3209

Complementary

  1. #b28fac
  2. #8fb295

Split complementary

  1. #b28fac
  2. #9ab28f
  3. #8fb2a7

Analogous

  1. #a78fb2
  2. #b28fac
  3. #b28f9a

Triadic

  1. #b28fac
  2. #acb28f
  3. #8facb2

Tetradic

  1. #b28fac
  2. #b2958f
  3. #8fb295
  4. #8facb2

Square

  1. #b28fac
  2. #b2a78f
  3. #8fb295
  4. #8f9ab2

Monochromatic

  1. #64445e
  2. #916489
  3. #b28fac
  4. #d1bcce
  5. #f0eaef

Shades

#b28fac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b28fac
  2. #a0819b
  3. #8e728a
  4. #7d6478
  5. #6b5667
  6. #594856
  7. #473945
  8. #352b34
  9. #241d22
  10. #120e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#b28fac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b28fac
  2. #ba9ab4
  3. #c1a5bd
  4. #c9b1c5
  5. #d1bccd
  6. #d9c7d6
  7. #e0d2de
  8. #e8dde6
  9. #f0e9ee
  10. #f7f4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b28fac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b28fac
  2. #ad8ea8
  3. #a88ca3
  4. #a38b9f
  5. #9e899a
  6. #998896
  7. #948692
  8. #8f858d
  9. #8a8389
  10. #858284
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a495a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e97ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #969bab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b59199 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e94ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a297ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b490a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b28fac {
  color: #b28fac;
}
Background
.bg-b28fac {
  background-color: #b28fac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b28fac {
  border: 2px solid #b28fac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b28fac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 143 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 19% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b28fac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b28fac, #b28f9a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b28fac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 143 172 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.60 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.47 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.59 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.41 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.54 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.23 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 11.16 #4d7053 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b28fac  rgb(178, 143, 172)  hsl(310, 19%, 63%)  Pastel Purple
#8fb295  rgb(143, 178, 149)  hsl(130, 19%, 63%)  Dark Sea Green
#acb28f  rgb(172, 178, 143)  hsl(70, 19%, 63%)  Sage
#8facb2  rgb(143, 172, 178)  hsl(190, 19%, 63%)  Moonstone Blue