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#B39EFD

#b39efd ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b39efd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 61.96% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.25% cyan, 37.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 253.26°, with 95.96% saturation and 80.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 9.85.

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Relative luminance0.4113

Complementary

  1. #b39efd
  2. #e8fd9e

Split complementary

  1. #b39efd
  2. #fde29e
  3. #b9fd9e

Analogous

  1. #9eb9fd
  2. #b39efd
  3. #e29efd

Triadic

  1. #b39efd
  2. #fdb39e
  3. #9efdb3

Tetradic

  1. #b39efd
  2. #fd9ee8
  3. #e8fd9e
  4. #9efdb3

Square

  1. #b39efd
  2. #fd9eb9
  3. #e8fd9e
  4. #9efde2

Monochromatic

  1. #3e08fa
  2. #7853fb
  3. #b39efd
  4. #eee9ff
  5. #efebff

Shades

#b39efd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b39efd
  2. #a18ee4
  3. #8f7eca
  4. #7d6fb1
  5. #6b5f98
  6. #5a4f7f
  7. #483f65
  8. #362f4c
  9. #242033
  10. #121019
  11. #000000

Tints

#b39efd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b39efd
  2. #bba8fd
  3. #c2b1fd
  4. #cabbfe
  5. #d1c5fe
  6. #d9cffe
  7. #e1d8fe
  8. #e8e2fe
  9. #f0ecff
  10. #f7f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b39efd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b39efd
  2. #ae9bf1
  3. #a998e4
  4. #a495d8
  5. #9f92cb
  6. #9a8fbf
  7. #948cb2
  8. #8f89a6
  9. #8a8699
  10. #85838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa6d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #83adff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #85aafb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3afc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99a7ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9aa5fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9a8dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b39efd {
  color: #b39efd;
}
Background
.bg-b39efd {
  background-color: #b39efd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b39efd {
  border: 2px solid #b39efd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b39efd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 158 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 96% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b39efd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b39efd, #e29efd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b39efd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 158 253 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.85 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.10 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.16 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.50 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 12.12 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 12.63 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 13.40 #4c6102 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Mauve
#b39efd  rgb(179, 158, 253)  hsl(253, 96%, 81%)  Mauve
#e8fd9e  rgb(232, 253, 158)  hsl(73, 96%, 81%)  Pastel Yellow
#fdb39e  rgb(253, 179, 158)  hsl(13, 96%, 81%)  Vivid Tangerine
#9efdb3  rgb(158, 253, 179)  hsl(133, 96%, 81%)  Pale Green