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#B2A9BB

#b2a9bb ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b2a9bb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 66.27% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.81% cyan, 9.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 11.69% saturation and 69.8% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral 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 9.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.31.

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Relative luminance0.4143

Complementary

  1. #b2a9bb
  2. #b2bba9

Split complementary

  1. #b2a9bb
  2. #bbbba9
  3. #a9bba9

Analogous

  1. #a9a9bb
  2. #b2a9bb
  3. #bba9bb

Triadic

  1. #b2a9bb
  2. #bbb2a9
  3. #a9bbb2

Tetradic

  1. #b2a9bb
  2. #bba9b2
  3. #b2bba9
  4. #a9bbb2

Square

  1. #b2a9bb
  2. #bba9a9
  3. #b2bba9
  4. #a9bbbb

Monochromatic

  1. #655a71
  2. #8c7e99
  3. #b2a9bb
  4. #d8d4dd
  5. #f5f4f6

Shades

#b2a9bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2a9bb
  2. #a098a8
  3. #8e8796
  4. #7d7683
  5. #6b6570
  6. #59555e
  7. #47444b
  8. #353338
  9. #242225
  10. #121113
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2a9bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2a9bb
  2. #bab2c2
  3. #c1bac9
  4. #c9c3cf
  5. #d1cbd6
  6. #d9d4dd
  7. #e0dde4
  8. #e8e5eb
  9. #f0eef1
  10. #f7f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2a9bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2a9bb
  2. #ada5b5
  3. #a8a1af
  4. #a39da9
  5. #9e99a3
  6. #99959e
  7. #949098
  8. #8f8c92
  9. #8a888c
  10. #858486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afabb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6acbc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8acba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1abaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ababbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acabbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1aab4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2a9bb {
  color: #b2a9bb;
}
Background
.bg-b2a9bb {
  background-color: #b2a9bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2a9bb {
  border: 2px solid #b2a9bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2a9bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 169 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 12% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2a9bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2a9bb, #bba9bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2a9bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 169 187 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.31 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.69 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.89 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.10 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.32 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.47 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.97 #4d5644 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b2a9bb  rgb(178, 169, 187)  hsl(270, 12%, 70%)  Pastel Purple
#b2bba9  rgb(178, 187, 169)  hsl(90, 12%, 70%)  Ash Gray
#bbb2a9  rgb(187, 178, 169)  hsl(30, 12%, 70%)  Dark Gray
#a9bbb2  rgb(169, 187, 178)  hsl(150, 12%, 70%)  Ash Gray