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#B393B2

#b393b2 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b393b2 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 57.65% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.88% magenta, 0.56% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 301.88°, with 17.39% saturation and 63.92% 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 7.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.62.

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Relative luminance0.3367

Complementary

  1. #b393b2
  2. #93b394

Split complementary

  1. #b393b2
  2. #a2b393
  3. #93b3a4

Analogous

  1. #a493b3
  2. #b393b2
  3. #b393a2

Triadic

  1. #b393b2
  2. #b2b393
  3. #93b2b3

Tetradic

  1. #b393b2
  2. #b39493
  3. #93b394
  4. #93b2b3

Square

  1. #b393b2
  2. #b3a493
  3. #93b394
  4. #93a2b3

Monochromatic

  1. #664765
  2. #926791
  3. #b393b2
  4. #d3c0d2
  5. #f2edf2

Shades

#b393b2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b393b2
  2. #a184a0
  3. #8f768e
  4. #7d677d
  5. #6b586b
  6. #5a4a59
  7. #483b47
  8. #362c35
  9. #241d24
  10. #120f12
  11. #000000

Tints

#b393b2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b393b2
  2. #bb9eba
  3. #c2a9c1
  4. #cab3c9
  5. #d1bed1
  6. #d9c9d9
  7. #e1d4e0
  8. #e8dfe8
  9. #f0e9f0
  10. #f7f4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b393b2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b393b2
  2. #ae91ad
  3. #a98fa8
  4. #a48da3
  5. #9f8b9e
  6. #9a8a99
  7. #948894
  8. #8f868f
  9. #8a848a
  10. #858285
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a699a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #919ab3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #989eb1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5959d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a098b3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a49ab1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b494a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b393b2 {
  color: #b393b2;
}
Background
.bg-b393b2 {
  background-color: #b393b2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b393b2 {
  border: 2px solid #b393b2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b393b2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 147 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 302 17% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b393b2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b393b2, #b393a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b393b2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 147 178 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.62 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.46 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.13 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.02 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.64 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.41 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 10.64 #4c6c4d Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b393b2  rgb(179, 147, 178)  hsl(302, 17%, 64%)  Pastel Purple
#93b394  rgb(147, 179, 148)  hsl(122, 17%, 64%)  Dark Sea Green
#b2b393  rgb(178, 179, 147)  hsl(62, 17%, 64%)  Sage
#93b2b3  rgb(147, 178, 179)  hsl(182, 17%, 64%)  Opal