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#B498B4

#b498b4 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b498b4 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 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 300°, 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 8.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 2.88.

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Relative luminance0.3546

Complementary

  1. #b498b4
  2. #98b498

Split complementary

  1. #b498b4
  2. #a6b498
  3. #98b4a6

Analogous

  1. #a698b4
  2. #b498b4
  3. #b498a6

Triadic

  1. #b498b4
  2. #b4b498
  3. #98b4b4

Tetradic

  1. #b498b4
  2. #b49898
  3. #98b498
  4. #98b4b4

Square

  1. #b498b4
  2. #b4a698
  3. #98b498
  4. #98a6b4

Monochromatic

  1. #684b68
  2. #946c94
  3. #b498b4
  4. #d4c4d4
  5. #f4f1f4

Shades

#b498b4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b498b4
  2. #a289a2
  3. #907a90
  4. #7e6a7e
  5. #6c5b6c
  6. #5a4c5a
  7. #483d48
  8. #362e36
  9. #241e24
  10. #120f12
  11. #000000

Tints

#b498b4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b498b4
  2. #bca2bc
  3. #c3adc3
  4. #cbb7cb
  5. #d2c1d2
  6. #daccda
  7. #e1d6e1
  8. #e9e0e9
  9. #f0eaf0
  10. #f8f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b498b4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b498b4
  2. #af96af
  3. #aa93aa
  4. #a491a4
  5. #9f8e9f
  6. #9a8c9a
  7. #958a95
  8. #908790
  9. #8a858a
  10. #858285
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a99da9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #969fb5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ca2b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b69aa1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a39cb5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a69eb3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b599a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b498b4 {
  color: #b498b4;
}
Background
.bg-b498b4 {
  background-color: #b498b4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b498b4 {
  border: 2px solid #b498b4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b498b4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 152 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 16% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b498b4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b498b4, #b498a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b498b4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 152 180 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 2.88 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 4.89 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.17 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.23 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.51 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.56 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.71 #4b674b Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b498b4  rgb(180, 152, 180)  hsl(300, 16%, 65%)  Pastel Purple
#98b498  rgb(152, 180, 152)  hsl(120, 16%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#b4b498  rgb(180, 180, 152)  hsl(60, 16%, 65%)  Sage
#98b4b4  rgb(152, 180, 180)  hsl(180, 16%, 65%)  Opal