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#B59AAF

#b59aaf ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b59aaf is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 60.39% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.92% magenta, 3.31% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 313.33°, with 15.43% saturation and 65.69% 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 8.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 2.26.

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Relative luminance0.3603

Complementary

  1. #b59aaf
  2. #9ab5a0

Split complementary

  1. #b59aaf
  2. #a2b59a
  3. #9ab5ae

Analogous

  1. #ae9ab5
  2. #b59aaf
  3. #b59aa2

Triadic

  1. #b59aaf
  2. #afb59a
  3. #9aafb5

Tetradic

  1. #b59aaf
  2. #b5a09a
  3. #9ab5a0
  4. #9aafb5

Square

  1. #b59aaf
  2. #b5ae9a
  3. #9ab5a0
  4. #9aa2b5

Monochromatic

  1. #694d63
  2. #956e8c
  3. #b59aaf
  4. #d5c6d2
  5. #f6f2f5

Shades

#b59aaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b59aaf
  2. #a38b9e
  3. #917b8c
  4. #7f6c7b
  5. #6d5c69
  6. #5b4d58
  7. #483e46
  8. #362e35
  9. #241f23
  10. #120f12
  11. #000000

Tints

#b59aaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b59aaf
  2. #bca4b7
  3. #c4aebf
  4. #cbb8c7
  5. #d3c2cf
  6. #dacdd7
  7. #e1d7df
  8. #e9e1e7
  9. #f0ebef
  10. #f8f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b59aaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b59aaf
  2. #b097aa
  3. #aa95a6
  4. #a592a1
  5. #a0909c
  6. #9b8d98
  7. #958a93
  8. #90888e
  9. #8b8589
  10. #858385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa9fa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa0b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0a3ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b89ba1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a59db0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9a0ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b79ba7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b59aaf {
  color: #b59aaf;
}
Background
.bg-b59aaf {
  background-color: #b59aaf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b59aaf {
  border: 2px solid #b59aaf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b59aaf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 154 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 15% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b59aaf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b59aaf, #b59aa2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b59aaf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 154 175 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 2.26 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 3.49 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.52 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 10.10 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.18 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.45 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.49 #4a6550 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b59aaf  rgb(181, 154, 175)  hsl(313, 15%, 66%)  Pastel Purple
#9ab5a0  rgb(154, 181, 160)  hsl(133, 15%, 66%)  Opal
#afb59a  rgb(175, 181, 154)  hsl(73, 15%, 66%)  Sage
#9aafb5  rgb(154, 175, 181)  hsl(193, 15%, 66%)  Pastel Blue