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#B496B1

#b496b1 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b496b1 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 58.82% green and 69.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.67% magenta, 1.67% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 306°, with 16.67% saturation and 64.71% 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 7.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 3.41.

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Relative luminance0.3469

Complementary

  1. #b496b1
  2. #96b499

Split complementary

  1. #b496b1
  2. #a2b496
  3. #96b4a8

Analogous

  1. #a896b4
  2. #b496b1
  3. #b496a2

Triadic

  1. #b496b1
  2. #b1b496
  3. #96b1b4

Tetradic

  1. #b496b1
  2. #b49996
  3. #96b499
  4. #96b1b4

Square

  1. #b496b1
  2. #b4a896
  3. #96b499
  4. #96a2b4

Monochromatic

  1. #674a64
  2. #946a90
  3. #b496b1
  4. #d4c3d2
  5. #f4eff3

Shades

#b496b1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b496b1
  2. #a2879f
  3. #90788e
  4. #7e697c
  5. #6c5a6a
  6. #5a4b59
  7. #483c47
  8. #362d35
  9. #241e23
  10. #120f12
  11. #000000

Tints

#b496b1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b496b1
  2. #bca1b9
  3. #c3abc1
  4. #cbb6c8
  5. #d2c0d0
  6. #dacbd8
  7. #e1d5e0
  8. #e9e0e8
  9. #f0eaef
  10. #f8f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b496b1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b496b1
  2. #af94ac
  3. #aa92a7
  4. #a48fa2
  5. #9f8d9d
  6. #9a8b99
  7. #958994
  8. #90878f
  9. #8a848a
  10. #858285
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a89ca7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #959db2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ba0b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7989f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a29ab2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a69cb0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b697a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b496b1 {
  color: #b496b1;
}
Background
.bg-b496b1 {
  background-color: #b496b1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b496b1 {
  border: 2px solid #b496b1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b496b1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 150 177;
  --color-primary-hsl: 306 17% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b496b1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b496b1, #b496a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b496b1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 150 177 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 3.41 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 4.99 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.53 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.71 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.89 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 10.48 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.97 #4b694e Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b496b1  rgb(180, 150, 177)  hsl(306, 17%, 65%)  Pastel Purple
#96b499  rgb(150, 180, 153)  hsl(126, 17%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#b1b496  rgb(177, 180, 150)  hsl(66, 17%, 65%)  Sage
#96b1b4  rgb(150, 177, 180)  hsl(186, 17%, 65%)  Opal