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#B4ABBF

#b4abbf ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b4abbf is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 67.06% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.76% cyan, 10.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 267°, with 13.51% saturation and 70.98% 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 9.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.38.

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Relative luminance0.4259

Complementary

  1. #b4abbf
  2. #b6bfab

Split complementary

  1. #b4abbf
  2. #bfbeab
  3. #acbfab

Analogous

  1. #abacbf
  2. #b4abbf
  3. #beabbf

Triadic

  1. #b4abbf
  2. #bfb4ab
  3. #abbfb4

Tetradic

  1. #b4abbf
  2. #bfabb6
  3. #b6bfab
  4. #abbfb4

Square

  1. #b4abbf
  2. #bfabac
  3. #b6bfab
  4. #abbfbe

Monochromatic

  1. #675a77
  2. #8d809e
  3. #b4abbf
  4. #dbd6e0
  5. #f5f3f6

Shades

#b4abbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b4abbf
  2. #a29aac
  3. #908999
  4. #7e7886
  5. #6c6773
  6. #5a5660
  7. #48444c
  8. #363339
  9. #242226
  10. #121113
  11. #000000

Tints

#b4abbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b4abbf
  2. #bcb3c5
  3. #c3bccc
  4. #cbc4d2
  5. #d2cdd9
  6. #dad5df
  7. #e1dde5
  8. #e9e6ec
  9. #f0eef2
  10. #f8f7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b4abbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b4abbf
  2. #afa7b9
  3. #aaa2b2
  4. #a49eac
  5. #9f9aa6
  6. #9a96a0
  7. #959199
  8. #908d93
  9. #8a898d
  10. #858486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1adb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8aec0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaafbe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3adb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adadc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeadbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3acb7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b4abbf {
  color: #b4abbf;
}
Background
.bg-b4abbf {
  background-color: #b4abbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b4abbf {
  border: 2px solid #b4abbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b4abbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 171 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 14% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b4abbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b4abbf, #beabbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b4abbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 171 191 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.38 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.25 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.30 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.47 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.10 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.82 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.93 #4b5440 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b4abbf  rgb(180, 171, 191)  hsl(267, 14%, 71%)  Pastel Purple
#b6bfab  rgb(182, 191, 171)  hsl(87, 14%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#bfb4ab  rgb(191, 180, 171)  hsl(27, 14%, 71%)  Silver
#abbfb4  rgb(171, 191, 180)  hsl(147, 14%, 71%)  Opal