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#b2aabd ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b2aabd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 66.67% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.82% cyan, 10.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 265.26°, with 12.58% saturation and 70.39% 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 9.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.63.

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Relative luminance0.4189

Complementary

  1. #b2aabd
  2. #b5bdaa

Split complementary

  1. #b2aabd
  2. #bdbbaa
  3. #abbdaa

Analogous

  1. #aaabbd
  2. #b2aabd
  3. #bbaabd

Triadic

  1. #b2aabd
  2. #bdb2aa
  3. #aabdb2

Tetradic

  1. #b2aabd
  2. #bdaab5
  3. #b5bdaa
  4. #aabdb2

Square

  1. #b2aabd
  2. #bdaaab
  3. #b5bdaa
  4. #aabdbb

Monochromatic

  1. #655a74
  2. #8b7f9c
  3. #b2aabd
  4. #d9d5de
  5. #f5f4f6

Shades

#b2aabd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2aabd
  2. #a099aa
  3. #8e8897
  4. #7d7784
  5. #6b6671
  6. #59555f
  7. #47444c
  8. #353339
  9. #242226
  10. #121113
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2aabd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2aabd
  2. #bab3c4
  3. #c1bbca
  4. #c9c4d1
  5. #d1ccd7
  6. #d9d5de
  7. #e0dde5
  8. #e8e6eb
  9. #f0eef2
  10. #f7f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2aabd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2aabd
  2. #ada6b7
  3. #a8a2b1
  4. #a39dab
  5. #9e99a5
  6. #99959f
  7. #949198
  8. #8f8d92
  9. #8a888c
  10. #858486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afacb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7adbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8adbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1acb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acacbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acacbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1abb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2aabd {
  color: #b2aabd;
}
Background
.bg-b2aabd {
  background-color: #b2aabd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2aabd {
  border: 2px solid #b2aabd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2aabd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 170 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 13% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2aabd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2aabd, #bbaabd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2aabd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 170 189 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.63 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.16 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.71 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.93 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.08 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.76 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.14 #4d5542 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b2aabd  rgb(178, 170, 189)  hsl(265, 13%, 70%)  Pastel Purple
#b5bdaa  rgb(181, 189, 170)  hsl(85, 13%, 70%)  Ash Gray
#bdb2aa  rgb(189, 178, 170)  hsl(25, 13%, 70%)  Dark Gray
#aabdb2  rgb(170, 189, 178)  hsl(145, 13%, 70%)  Ash Gray