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#B29EB6

#b29eb6 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b29eb6 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 61.96% green and 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.2% cyan, 13.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 290°, with 14.12% 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 8.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 0.5.

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Relative luminance0.373

Complementary

  1. #b29eb6
  2. #a2b69e

Split complementary

  1. #b29eb6
  2. #aeb69e
  3. #9eb6a6

Analogous

  1. #a69eb6
  2. #b29eb6
  3. #b69eae

Triadic

  1. #b29eb6
  2. #b6b29e
  3. #9eb6b2

Tetradic

  1. #b29eb6
  2. #b69ea2
  3. #a2b69e
  4. #9eb6b2

Square

  1. #b29eb6
  2. #b6a69e
  3. #a2b69e
  4. #9eaeb6

Monochromatic

  1. #66506b
  2. #8f7295
  3. #b29eb6
  4. #d5cad7
  5. #f6f3f6

Shades

#b29eb6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b29eb6
  2. #a08ea4
  3. #8e7e92
  4. #7d6f7f
  5. #6b5f6d
  6. #594f5b
  7. #473f49
  8. #352f37
  9. #242024
  10. #121012
  11. #000000

Tints

#b29eb6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b29eb6
  2. #baa8bd
  3. #c1b1c5
  4. #c9bbcc
  5. #d1c5d3
  6. #d9cfdb
  7. #e0d8e2
  8. #e8e2e9
  9. #f0ecf0
  10. #f7f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b29eb6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b29eb6
  2. #ad9bb1
  3. #a898ab
  4. #a395a6
  5. #9e92a0
  6. #998f9b
  7. #948c96
  8. #8f8990
  9. #8a868b
  10. #858385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aaa2ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ca3b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0a5b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3a0a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5a1b7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7a2b5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b29fad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b29eb6 {
  color: #b29eb6;
}
Background
.bg-b29eb6 {
  background-color: #b29eb6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b29eb6 {
  border: 2px solid #b29eb6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b29eb6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 158 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 14% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b29eb6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b29eb6, #b69eae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b29eb6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 158 182 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 0.50 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 3.33 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.55 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.41 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.35 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.95 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 11.72 #4d6149 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b29eb6  rgb(178, 158, 182)  hsl(290, 14%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#a2b69e  rgb(162, 182, 158)  hsl(110, 14%, 67%)  Ash Gray
#b6b29e  rgb(182, 178, 158)  hsl(50, 14%, 67%)  Sage
#9eb6b2  rgb(158, 182, 178)  hsl(170, 14%, 67%)  Opal