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#B39FB3

#b39fb3 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b39fb3 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 62.35% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 11.63% saturation and 66.27% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, 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 8.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 1.12.

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Relative luminance0.3763

Complementary

  1. #b39fb3
  2. #9fb39f

Split complementary

  1. #b39fb3
  2. #a9b39f
  3. #9fb3a9

Analogous

  1. #a99fb3
  2. #b39fb3
  3. #b39fa9

Triadic

  1. #b39fb3
  2. #b3b39f
  3. #9fb3b3

Tetradic

  1. #b39fb3
  2. #b39f9f
  3. #9fb39f
  4. #9fb3b3

Square

  1. #b39fb3
  2. #b3a99f
  3. #9fb39f
  4. #9fa9b3

Monochromatic

  1. #675267
  2. #917491
  3. #b39fb3
  4. #d5cad5
  5. #f6f4f6

Shades

#b39fb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b39fb3
  2. #a18fa1
  3. #8f7f8f
  4. #7d6f7d
  5. #6b5f6b
  6. #5a505a
  7. #484048
  8. #363036
  9. #242024
  10. #121012
  11. #000000

Tints

#b39fb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b39fb3
  2. #bba9bb
  3. #c2b2c2
  4. #cabcca
  5. #d1c5d1
  6. #d9cfd9
  7. #e1d9e1
  8. #e8e2e8
  9. #f0ecf0
  10. #f7f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b39fb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b39fb3
  2. #ae9cae
  3. #a999a9
  4. #a496a4
  5. #9f939f
  6. #9a909a
  7. #948c94
  8. #8f898f
  9. #8a868a
  10. #858385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aba3ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ea4b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2a6b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4a0a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7a2b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9a3b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4a0ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b39fb3 {
  color: #b39fb3;
}
Background
.bg-b39fb3 {
  background-color: #b39fb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b39fb3 {
  border: 2px solid #b39fb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b39fb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 159 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 12% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b39fb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b39fb3, #b39fa9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b39fb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 159 179 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 1.12 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 2.64 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.38 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.32 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.61 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.39 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 11.49 #4c604c Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b39fb3  rgb(179, 159, 179)  hsl(300, 12%, 66%)  Pastel Purple
#9fb39f  rgb(159, 179, 159)  hsl(120, 12%, 66%)  Ash Gray
#b3b39f  rgb(179, 179, 159)  hsl(60, 12%, 66%)  Ash Gray
#9fb3b3  rgb(159, 179, 179)  hsl(180, 12%, 66%)  Opal