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#B498B0

#b498b0 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b498b0 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 59.61% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.56% magenta, 2.22% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 308.57°, with 15.73% saturation and 65.1% 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 8.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 2.57.

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Relative luminance0.3529

Complementary

  1. #b498b0
  2. #98b49c

Split complementary

  1. #b498b0
  2. #a2b498
  3. #98b4aa

Analogous

  1. #aa98b4
  2. #b498b0
  3. #b498a2

Triadic

  1. #b498b0
  2. #b0b498
  3. #98b0b4

Tetradic

  1. #b498b0
  2. #b49c98
  3. #98b49c
  4. #98b0b4

Square

  1. #b498b0
  2. #b4aa98
  3. #98b49c
  4. #98a2b4

Monochromatic

  1. #684b64
  2. #946c8e
  3. #b498b0
  4. #d4c4d2
  5. #f4f1f4

Shades

#b498b0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b498b0
  2. #a2899e
  3. #907a8d
  4. #7e6a7b
  5. #6c5b6a
  6. #5a4c58
  7. #483d46
  8. #362e35
  9. #241e23
  10. #120f12
  11. #000000

Tints

#b498b0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b498b0
  2. #bca2b8
  3. #c3adc0
  4. #cbb7c8
  5. #d2c1d0
  6. #daccd8
  7. #e1d6df
  8. #e9e0e7
  9. #f0eaef
  10. #f8f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b498b0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b498b0
  2. #af96ab
  3. #aa93a6
  4. #a491a2
  5. #9f8e9d
  6. #9a8c98
  7. #958a93
  8. #90878e
  9. #8a858a
  10. #858285
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a99da7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #979eb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9da2af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b799a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a49cb1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a79eaf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b699a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b498b0 {
  color: #b498b0;
}
Background
.bg-b498b0 {
  background-color: #b498b0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b498b0 {
  border: 2px solid #b498b0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b498b0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 152 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 16% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b498b0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b498b0, #b498a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b498b0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 152 176 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 2.57 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 4.06 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.98 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.11 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.41 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.60 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 10.63 #4b674f Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b498b0  rgb(180, 152, 176)  hsl(309, 16%, 65%)  Pastel Purple
#98b49c  rgb(152, 180, 156)  hsl(129, 16%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#b0b498  rgb(176, 180, 152)  hsl(69, 16%, 65%)  Sage
#98b0b4  rgb(152, 176, 180)  hsl(189, 16%, 65%)  Pastel Blue