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#B38DA7

#b38da7 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b38da7 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 55.29% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.23% magenta, 6.7% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 318.95°, with 20% saturation and 62.75% 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 7.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 6.38.

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Relative luminance0.3142

Complementary

  1. #b38da7
  2. #8db399

Split complementary

  1. #b38da7
  2. #94b38d
  3. #8db3ac

Analogous

  1. #ac8db3
  2. #b38da7
  3. #b38d94

Triadic

  1. #b38da7
  2. #a7b38d
  3. #8da7b3

Tetradic

  1. #b38da7
  2. #b3998d
  3. #8db399
  4. #8da7b3

Square

  1. #b38da7
  2. #b3ac8d
  3. #8db399
  4. #8d94b3

Monochromatic

  1. #64435a
  2. #926183
  3. #b38da7
  4. #d2bbca
  5. #f0e9ee

Shades

#b38da7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b38da7
  2. #a17f96
  3. #8f7186
  4. #7d6375
  5. #6b5564
  6. #5a4754
  7. #483843
  8. #362a32
  9. #241c21
  10. #120e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#b38da7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b38da7
  2. #bb98b0
  3. #c2a4b9
  4. #caafc1
  5. #d1bbca
  6. #d9c6d3
  7. #e1d1dc
  8. #e8dde5
  9. #f0e8ed
  10. #f7f4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b38da7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b38da7
  2. #ae8ca3
  3. #a98a9f
  4. #a4899b
  5. #9f8897
  6. #9a8794
  7. #948590
  8. #8f848c
  9. #8a8388
  10. #858184
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4949e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e95a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #969aa6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b88e96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e92a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a395a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b68d9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b38da7 {
  color: #b38da7;
}
Background
.bg-b38da7 {
  background-color: #b38da7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b38da7 {
  border: 2px solid #b38da7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b38da7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 141 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 20% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b38da7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b38da7, #b38d94);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b38da7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 141 167 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.38 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.83 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.49 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.77 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.29 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.97 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 11.00 #4c7258 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b38da7  rgb(179, 141, 167)  hsl(319, 20%, 63%)  Pastel Purple
#8db399  rgb(141, 179, 153)  hsl(139, 20%, 63%)  Dark Sea Green
#a7b38d  rgb(167, 179, 141)  hsl(79, 20%, 63%)  Sage
#8da7b3  rgb(141, 167, 179)  hsl(199, 20%, 63%)  Moonstone Blue