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#B39DB8

#b39db8 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b39db8 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 61.57% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.72% cyan, 14.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 288.89°, with 15.98% saturation and 66.86% 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 8.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 1.38.

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Relative luminance0.3716

Complementary

  1. #b39db8
  2. #a2b89d

Split complementary

  1. #b39db8
  2. #afb89d
  3. #9db8a5

Analogous

  1. #a59db8
  2. #b39db8
  3. #b89daf

Triadic

  1. #b39db8
  2. #b8b39d
  3. #9db8b3

Tetradic

  1. #b39db8
  2. #b89da2
  3. #a2b89d
  4. #9db8b3

Square

  1. #b39db8
  2. #b8a59d
  3. #a2b89d
  4. #9dafb8

Monochromatic

  1. #674f6d
  2. #917198
  3. #b39db8
  4. #d5c9d8
  5. #f6f3f6

Shades

#b39db8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b39db8
  2. #a18da6
  3. #8f7e93
  4. #7d6e81
  5. #6b5e6e
  6. #5a4f5c
  7. #483f4a
  8. #362f37
  9. #241f25
  10. #121012
  11. #000000

Tints

#b39db8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b39db8
  2. #bba7bf
  3. #c2b1c6
  4. #cabacd
  5. #d1c4d4
  6. #d9cedc
  7. #e1d8e3
  8. #e8e2ea
  9. #f0ebf1
  10. #f7f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b39db8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b39db8
  2. #ae9ab2
  3. #a997ad
  4. #a494a7
  5. #9f91a2
  6. #9a8f9c
  7. #948c96
  8. #8f8991
  9. #8a868b
  10. #858386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aaa1ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa3b9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fa5b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4a0a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5a0b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7a2b7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b39fad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b39db8 {
  color: #b39db8;
}
Background
.bg-b39db8 {
  background-color: #b39db8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b39db8 {
  border: 2px solid #b39db8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b39db8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 157 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 16% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b39db8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b39db8, #b89daf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b39db8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 157 184 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 1.38 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 4.21 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.64 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.36 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.47 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.25 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 11.81 #4c6247 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b39db8  rgb(179, 157, 184)  hsl(289, 16%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#a2b89d  rgb(162, 184, 157)  hsl(109, 16%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#b8b39d  rgb(184, 179, 157)  hsl(49, 16%, 67%)  Sage
#9db8b3  rgb(157, 184, 179)  hsl(169, 16%, 67%)  Opal