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#B39BB2

#b39bb2 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b39bb2 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 60.78% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.41% magenta, 0.56% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 302.5°, with 13.64% saturation and 65.49% 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 8.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 1.2.

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Relative luminance0.3624

Complementary

  1. #b39bb2
  2. #9bb39c

Split complementary

  1. #b39bb2
  2. #a6b39b
  3. #9bb3a8

Analogous

  1. #a89bb3
  2. #b39bb2
  3. #b39ba6

Triadic

  1. #b39bb2
  2. #b2b39b
  3. #9bb2b3

Tetradic

  1. #b39bb2
  2. #b39c9b
  3. #9bb39c
  4. #9bb2b3

Square

  1. #b39bb2
  2. #b3a89b
  3. #9bb39c
  4. #9ba6b3

Monochromatic

  1. #674e66
  2. #927091
  3. #b39bb2
  4. #d4c6d3
  5. #f5f2f5

Shades

#b39bb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b39bb2
  2. #a18ca0
  3. #8f7c8e
  4. #7d6d7d
  5. #6b5d6b
  6. #5a4e59
  7. #483e47
  8. #362f35
  9. #241f24
  10. #121012
  11. #000000

Tints

#b39bb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b39bb2
  2. #bba5ba
  3. #c2afc1
  4. #cab9c9
  5. #d1c3d1
  6. #d9cdd9
  7. #e1d7e0
  8. #e8e1e8
  9. #f0ebf0
  10. #f7f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b39bb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b39bb2
  2. #ae98ad
  3. #a996a8
  4. #a493a3
  5. #9f909e
  6. #9a8e99
  7. #948b94
  8. #8f888f
  9. #8a858a
  10. #858385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a99fa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa0b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fa3b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b59da3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a59eb3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7a0b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b49ca9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b39bb2 {
  color: #b39bb2;
}
Background
.bg-b39bb2 {
  background-color: #b39bb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b39bb2 {
  border: 2px solid #b39bb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b39bb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 155 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 303 14% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b39bb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b39bb2, #b39ba6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b39bb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 155 178 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 1.20 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 3.22 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.33 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.95 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.60 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.87 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.90 #4c644d Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b39bb2  rgb(179, 155, 178)  hsl(303, 14%, 65%)  Pastel Purple
#9bb39c  rgb(155, 179, 156)  hsl(123, 14%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#b2b39b  rgb(178, 179, 155)  hsl(63, 14%, 65%)  Sage
#9bb2b3  rgb(155, 178, 179)  hsl(183, 14%, 65%)  Opal