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#B2A8BD

#b2a8bd ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b2a8bd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 65.88% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.82% cyan, 11.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 268.57°, with 13.73% saturation and 70% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.57.

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Relative luminance0.4114

Complementary

  1. #b2a8bd
  2. #b3bda8

Split complementary

  1. #b2a8bd
  2. #bdbda8
  3. #a8bda8

Analogous

  1. #a8a8bd
  2. #b2a8bd
  3. #bda8bd

Triadic

  1. #b2a8bd
  2. #bdb2a8
  3. #a8bdb2

Tetradic

  1. #b2a8bd
  2. #bda8b3
  3. #b3bda8
  4. #a8bdb2

Square

  1. #b2a8bd
  2. #bda8a8
  3. #b3bda8
  4. #a8bdbd

Monochromatic

  1. #655874
  2. #8b7c9c
  3. #b2a8bd
  4. #d8d3de
  5. #f5f3f6

Shades

#b2a8bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2a8bd
  2. #a097aa
  3. #8e8697
  4. #7d7684
  5. #6b6571
  6. #59545f
  7. #47434c
  8. #353239
  9. #242226
  10. #121113
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2a8bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2a8bd
  2. #bab1c4
  3. #c1b9ca
  4. #c9c2d1
  5. #d1cbd7
  6. #d9d4de
  7. #e0dce5
  8. #e8e5eb
  9. #f0eef2
  10. #f7f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2a8bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2a8bd
  2. #ada4b7
  3. #a8a0b1
  4. #a39cab
  5. #9e98a5
  6. #99949f
  7. #949098
  8. #8f8c92
  9. #8a888c
  10. #858486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aeaab3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5abbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7acbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1abaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaaabe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abaabd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1aab5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2a8bd {
  color: #b2a8bd;
}
Background
.bg-b2a8bd {
  background-color: #b2a8bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2a8bd {
  border: 2px solid #b2a8bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2a8bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 168 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 14% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2a8bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2a8bd, #bda8bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2a8bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 168 189 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.57 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.48 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.76 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.06 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.31 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.40 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.11 #4d5742 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b2a8bd  rgb(178, 168, 189)  hsl(269, 14%, 70%)  Pastel Purple
#b3bda8  rgb(179, 189, 168)  hsl(89, 14%, 70%)  Ash Gray
#bdb2a8  rgb(189, 178, 168)  hsl(29, 14%, 70%)  Dark Gray
#a8bdb2  rgb(168, 189, 178)  hsl(149, 14%, 70%)  Opal