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#B3A2B3

#b3a2b3 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b3a2b3 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, 63.53% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 10.06% saturation and 66.86% 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 8.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 2.69.

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Relative luminance0.3868

Complementary

  1. #b3a2b3
  2. #a2b3a2

Split complementary

  1. #b3a2b3
  2. #aab3a2
  3. #a2b3aa

Analogous

  1. #aaa2b3
  2. #b3a2b3
  3. #b3a2aa

Triadic

  1. #b3a2b3
  2. #b3b3a2
  3. #a2b3b3

Tetradic

  1. #b3a2b3
  2. #b3a2a2
  3. #a2b3a2
  4. #a2b3b3

Square

  1. #b3a2b3
  2. #b3aaa2
  3. #a2b3a2
  4. #a2aab3

Monochromatic

  1. #675567
  2. #917891
  3. #b3a2b3
  4. #d5ccd5
  5. #f6f4f6

Shades

#b3a2b3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3a2b3
  2. #a192a1
  3. #8f828f
  4. #7d717d
  5. #6b616b
  6. #5a515a
  7. #484148
  8. #363136
  9. #242024
  10. #121012
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3a2b3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3a2b3
  2. #bbabbb
  3. #c2b5c2
  4. #cabeca
  5. #d1c7d1
  6. #d9d1d9
  7. #e1dae1
  8. #e8e3e8
  9. #f0ecf0
  10. #f7f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3a2b3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3a2b3
  2. #ae9fae
  3. #a99ba9
  4. #a498a4
  5. #9f949f
  6. #9a919a
  7. #948e94
  8. #8f8a8f
  9. #8a878a
  10. #858385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aca5ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1a6b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5a8b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4a3a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9a4b3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaa6b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4a3ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3a2b3 {
  color: #b3a2b3;
}
Background
.bg-b3a2b3 {
  background-color: #b3a2b3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3a2b3 {
  border: 2px solid #b3a2b3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3a2b3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 162 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 10% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3a2b3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3a2b3, #b3a2aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3a2b3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 162 179 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 2.69 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 2.98 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.49 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.64 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.19 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.56 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.42 #4c5d4c Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b3a2b3  rgb(179, 162, 179)  hsl(300, 10%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#a2b3a2  rgb(162, 179, 162)  hsl(120, 10%, 67%)  Ash Gray
#b3b3a2  rgb(179, 179, 162)  hsl(60, 10%, 67%)  Ash Gray
#a2b3b3  rgb(162, 179, 179)  hsl(180, 10%, 67%)  Ash Gray