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#B29ABA

#b29aba ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b29aba is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 60.39% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.3% cyan, 17.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 18.82% saturation and 66.67% 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 8.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 3.13.

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Relative luminance0.3612

Complementary

  1. #b29aba
  2. #a2ba9a

Split complementary

  1. #b29aba
  2. #b2ba9a
  3. #9abaa2

Analogous

  1. #a29aba
  2. #b29aba
  3. #ba9ab2

Triadic

  1. #b29aba
  2. #bab29a
  3. #9abab2

Tetradic

  1. #b29aba
  2. #ba9aa2
  3. #a2ba9a
  4. #9abab2

Square

  1. #b29aba
  2. #baa29a
  3. #a2ba9a
  4. #9ab2ba

Monochromatic

  1. #664c6f
  2. #8f6d9b
  3. #b29aba
  4. #d5c7d9
  5. #f6f3f7

Shades

#b29aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b29aba
  2. #a08ba7
  3. #8e7b95
  4. #7d6c82
  5. #6b5c70
  6. #594d5d
  7. #473e4a
  8. #352e38
  9. #241f25
  10. #120f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#b29aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b29aba
  2. #baa4c1
  3. #c1aec8
  4. #c9b8cf
  5. #d1c2d6
  6. #d9cddd
  7. #e0d7e3
  8. #e8e1ea
  9. #f0ebf1
  10. #f7f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b29aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b29aba
  2. #ad97b4
  3. #a895ae
  4. #a392a9
  5. #9e90a3
  6. #998d9d
  7. #948a97
  8. #8f8891
  9. #8a858c
  10. #858386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a99fac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97a0bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ba3b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b29da5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a29ebb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a59fb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b29cae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b29aba {
  color: #b29aba;
}
Background
.bg-b29aba {
  background-color: #b29aba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b29aba {
  border: 2px solid #b29aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b29aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 154 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 19% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b29aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b29aba, #ba9ab2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b29aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 154 186 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 3.13 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.05 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.51 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.14 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.33 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.35 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 11.57 #4d6545 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b29aba  rgb(178, 154, 186)  hsl(285, 19%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#a2ba9a  rgb(162, 186, 154)  hsl(105, 19%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#bab29a  rgb(186, 178, 154)  hsl(45, 19%, 67%)  Sage
#9abab2  rgb(154, 186, 178)  hsl(165, 19%, 67%)  Opal