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#B396B6

#b396b6 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b396b6 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 58.82% green and 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.65% cyan, 17.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 294.37°, with 17.98% saturation and 65.1% 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 7.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 3.96.

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Relative luminance0.3477

Complementary

  1. #b396b6
  2. #99b696

Split complementary

  1. #b396b6
  2. #a9b696
  3. #96b6a3

Analogous

  1. #a396b6
  2. #b396b6
  3. #b696a9

Triadic

  1. #b396b6
  2. #b6b396
  3. #96b6b3

Tetradic

  1. #b396b6
  2. #b69699
  3. #99b696
  4. #96b6b3

Square

  1. #b396b6
  2. #b6a396
  3. #99b696
  4. #96a9b6

Monochromatic

  1. #67496a
  2. #926997
  3. #b396b6
  4. #d4c3d5
  5. #f4f0f5

Shades

#b396b6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b396b6
  2. #a187a4
  3. #8f7892
  4. #7d697f
  5. #6b5a6d
  6. #5a4b5b
  7. #483c49
  8. #362d37
  9. #241e24
  10. #120f12
  11. #000000

Tints

#b396b6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b396b6
  2. #bba1bd
  3. #c2abc5
  4. #cab6cc
  5. #d1c0d3
  6. #d9cbdb
  7. #e1d5e2
  8. #e8e0e9
  9. #f0eaf0
  10. #f7f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b396b6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b396b6
  2. #ae94b1
  3. #a992ab
  4. #a48fa6
  5. #9f8da0
  6. #9a8b9b
  7. #948996
  8. #8f8790
  9. #8a848b
  10. #858285
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a79ca9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #939db7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9aa0b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b499a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a19ab7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a49cb5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b498aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b396b6 {
  color: #b396b6;
}
Background
.bg-b396b6 {
  background-color: #b396b6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b396b6 {
  border: 2px solid #b396b6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b396b6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 150 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 18% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b396b6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b396b6, #b696a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b396b6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 150 182 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 3.96 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.96 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.91 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.37 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.10 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.51 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.21 #4c6949 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b396b6  rgb(179, 150, 182)  hsl(294, 18%, 65%)  Pastel Purple
#99b696  rgb(153, 182, 150)  hsl(114, 18%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#b6b396  rgb(182, 179, 150)  hsl(54, 18%, 65%)  Sage
#96b6b3  rgb(150, 182, 179)  hsl(174, 18%, 65%)  Opal