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#B29FB2

#b29fb2 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b29fb2 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 62.35% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 10.98% saturation and 66.08% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral 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 8.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 1.56.

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Relative luminance0.3748

Complementary

  1. #b29fb2
  2. #9fb29f

Split complementary

  1. #b29fb2
  2. #a9b29f
  3. #9fb2a9

Analogous

  1. #a99fb2
  2. #b29fb2
  3. #b29fa9

Triadic

  1. #b29fb2
  2. #b2b29f
  3. #9fb2b2

Tetradic

  1. #b29fb2
  2. #b29f9f
  3. #9fb29f
  4. #9fb2b2

Square

  1. #b29fb2
  2. #b2a99f
  3. #9fb29f
  4. #9fa9b2

Monochromatic

  1. #665266
  2. #907590
  3. #b29fb2
  4. #d4c9d4
  5. #f6f4f6

Shades

#b29fb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b29fb2
  2. #a08fa0
  3. #8e7f8e
  4. #7d6f7d
  5. #6b5f6b
  6. #595059
  7. #474047
  8. #353035
  9. #242024
  10. #121012
  11. #000000

Tints

#b29fb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b29fb2
  2. #baa9ba
  3. #c1b2c1
  4. #c9bcc9
  5. #d1c5d1
  6. #d9cfd9
  7. #e0d9e0
  8. #e8e2e8
  9. #f0ecf0
  10. #f7f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b29fb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b29fb2
  2. #ad9cad
  3. #a899a8
  4. #a396a3
  5. #9e939e
  6. #999099
  7. #948c94
  8. #8f898f
  9. #8a868a
  10. #858385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aaa2aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ea3b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2a6b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3a0a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6a2b3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9a3b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3a0aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b29fb2 {
  color: #b29fb2;
}
Background
.bg-b29fb2 {
  background-color: #b29fb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b29fb2 {
  border: 2px solid #b29fb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b29fb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 159 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 11% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b29fb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b29fb2, #b29fa9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b29fb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 159 178 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 1.56 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 2.37 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.86 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.36 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.52 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.39 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 11.47 #4d604d Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b29fb2  rgb(178, 159, 178)  hsl(300, 11%, 66%)  Pastel Purple
#9fb29f  rgb(159, 178, 159)  hsl(120, 11%, 66%)  Ash Gray
#b2b29f  rgb(178, 178, 159)  hsl(60, 11%, 66%)  Ash Gray
#9fb2b2  rgb(159, 178, 178)  hsl(180, 11%, 66%)  Ash Gray