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#B3AAD0

#b3aad0 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b3aad0 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 66.67% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.94% cyan, 18.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 254.21°, with 28.79% saturation and 74.12% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 7.2.

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Relative luminance0.4289

Complementary

  1. #b3aad0
  2. #c7d0aa

Split complementary

  1. #b3aad0
  2. #d0c6aa
  3. #b4d0aa

Analogous

  1. #aab4d0
  2. #b3aad0
  3. #c6aad0

Triadic

  1. #b3aad0
  2. #d0b3aa
  3. #aad0b3

Tetradic

  1. #b3aad0
  2. #d0aac7
  3. #c7d0aa
  4. #aad0b3

Square

  1. #b3aad0
  2. #d0aab4
  3. #c7d0aa
  4. #aad0c6

Monochromatic

  1. #5f5091
  2. #8779b5
  3. #b3aad0
  4. #dfdbeb
  5. #f3f2f8

Shades

#b3aad0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3aad0
  2. #a199bb
  3. #8f88a6
  4. #7d7792
  5. #6b667d
  6. #5a5568
  7. #484453
  8. #36333e
  9. #24222a
  10. #121115
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3aad0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3aad0
  2. #bbb3d5
  3. #c2bbd9
  4. #cac4de
  5. #d1cce3
  6. #d9d5e8
  7. #e1ddec
  8. #e8e6f1
  9. #f0eef6
  10. #f7f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3aad0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3aad0
  2. #aea6c8
  3. #a9a2c0
  4. #a49db8
  5. #9f99b0
  6. #9a95a8
  7. #9491a0
  8. #8f8d98
  9. #8a8890
  10. #858488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1adbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2afd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3afcf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aeb0b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9add1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaadcf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0adc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3aad0 {
  color: #b3aad0;
}
Background
.bg-b3aad0 {
  background-color: #b3aad0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3aad0 {
  border: 2px solid #b3aad0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3aad0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 170 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 29% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3aad0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3aad0, #c6aad0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3aad0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 170 208 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.20 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.39 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.35 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.48 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.33 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.35 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.81 #4c552f Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b3aad0  rgb(179, 170, 208)  hsl(254, 29%, 74%)  Pastel Purple
#c7d0aa  rgb(199, 208, 170)  hsl(74, 29%, 74%)  Sage
#d0b3aa  rgb(208, 179, 170)  hsl(14, 29%, 74%)  Silver Pink
#aad0b3  rgb(170, 208, 179)  hsl(134, 29%, 74%)  Seafoam Green