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#B4A2BB

#b4a2bb ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b4a2bb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 63.53% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.74% cyan, 13.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 283.2°, with 15.53% saturation and 68.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool 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 8.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 1.62.

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Relative luminance0.3913

Complementary

  1. #b4a2bb
  2. #a9bba2

Split complementary

  1. #b4a2bb
  2. #b5bba2
  3. #a2bba7

Analogous

  1. #a7a2bb
  2. #b4a2bb
  3. #bba2b5

Triadic

  1. #b4a2bb
  2. #bbb4a2
  3. #a2bbb4

Tetradic

  1. #b4a2bb
  2. #bba2a9
  3. #a9bba2
  4. #a2bbb4

Square

  1. #b4a2bb
  2. #bba7a2
  3. #a9bba2
  4. #a2b5bb

Monochromatic

  1. #695371
  2. #90769b
  3. #b4a2bb
  4. #d8cedb
  5. #f5f3f6

Shades

#b4a2bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b4a2bb
  2. #a292a8
  3. #908296
  4. #7e7183
  5. #6c6170
  6. #5a515e
  7. #48414b
  8. #363138
  9. #242025
  10. #121013
  11. #000000

Tints

#b4a2bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b4a2bb
  2. #bcabc2
  3. #c3b5c9
  4. #cbbecf
  5. #d2c7d6
  6. #dad1dd
  7. #e1dae4
  8. #e9e3eb
  9. #f0ecf1
  10. #f8f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b4a2bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b4a2bb
  2. #af9fb5
  3. #aa9baf
  4. #a498a9
  5. #9f94a3
  6. #9a919e
  7. #958e98
  8. #908a92
  9. #8a878c
  10. #858386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ada6b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fa7bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3a9ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4a5aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8a5bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaa6ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4a4b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b4a2bb {
  color: #b4a2bb;
}
Background
.bg-b4a2bb {
  background-color: #b4a2bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b4a2bb {
  border: 2px solid #b4a2bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b4a2bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 162 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 16% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b4a2bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b4a2bb, #bba2b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b4a2bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 162 187 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 1.62 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 4.28 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.49 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.50 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.01 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.63 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.94 #4b5d44 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b4a2bb  rgb(180, 162, 187)  hsl(283, 16%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#a9bba2  rgb(169, 187, 162)  hsl(103, 16%, 68%)  Ash Gray
#bbb4a2  rgb(187, 180, 162)  hsl(43, 16%, 68%)  Silver
#a2bbb4  rgb(162, 187, 180)  hsl(163, 16%, 68%)  Opal