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#B29BBD

#b29bbd ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b29bbd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 60.78% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.82% cyan, 17.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 280.59°, with 20.48% saturation and 67.45% 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 8.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 3.63.

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Relative luminance0.3658

Complementary

  1. #b29bbd
  2. #a6bd9b

Split complementary

  1. #b29bbd
  2. #b7bd9b
  3. #9bbda1

Analogous

  1. #a19bbd
  2. #b29bbd
  3. #bd9bb7

Triadic

  1. #b29bbd
  2. #bdb29b
  3. #9bbdb2

Tetradic

  1. #b29bbd
  2. #bd9ba6
  3. #a6bd9b
  4. #9bbdb2

Square

  1. #b29bbd
  2. #bda19b
  3. #a6bd9b
  4. #9bb7bd

Monochromatic

  1. #664c73
  2. #8f6d9f
  3. #b29bbd
  4. #d5c9db
  5. #f6f3f7

Shades

#b29bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b29bbd
  2. #a08caa
  3. #8e7c97
  4. #7d6d84
  5. #6b5d71
  6. #594e5f
  7. #473e4c
  8. #352f39
  9. #241f26
  10. #121013
  11. #000000

Tints

#b29bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b29bbd
  2. #baa5c4
  3. #c1afca
  4. #c9b9d1
  5. #d1c3d7
  6. #d9cdde
  7. #e0d7e5
  8. #e8e1eb
  9. #f0ebf2
  10. #f7f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b29bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b29bbd
  2. #ad98b7
  3. #a896b1
  4. #a393ab
  5. #9e90a5
  6. #998e9f
  7. #948b98
  8. #8f8892
  9. #8a858c
  10. #858386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9a0ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97a2be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ba4bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b29fa6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a29fbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5a0bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b29db0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b29bbd {
  color: #b29bbd;
}
Background
.bg-b29bbd {
  background-color: #b29bbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b29bbd {
  border: 2px solid #b29bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b29bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 155 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 20% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b29bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b29bbd, #bd9bb7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b29bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 155 189 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 3.63 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.00 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.07 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.61 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.08 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.27 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 12.12 #4d6442 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b29bbd  rgb(178, 155, 189)  hsl(281, 20%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#a6bd9b  rgb(166, 189, 155)  hsl(101, 20%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#bdb29b  rgb(189, 178, 155)  hsl(41, 20%, 67%)  Ecru
#9bbdb2  rgb(155, 189, 178)  hsl(161, 20%, 67%)  Opal