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#B59DB1

#b59db1 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b59db1 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 61.57% green and 69.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.26% magenta, 2.21% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 310°, with 13.95% saturation and 66.27% 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 8.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 1.5.

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Relative luminance0.3711

Complementary

  1. #b59db1
  2. #9db5a1

Split complementary

  1. #b59db1
  2. #a5b59d
  3. #9db5ad

Analogous

  1. #ad9db5
  2. #b59db1
  3. #b59da5

Triadic

  1. #b59db1
  2. #b1b59d
  3. #9db1b5

Tetradic

  1. #b59db1
  2. #b5a19d
  3. #9db5a1
  4. #9db1b5

Square

  1. #b59db1
  2. #b5ad9d
  3. #9db5a1
  4. #9da5b5

Monochromatic

  1. #695065
  2. #94718e
  3. #b59db1
  4. #d6c9d4
  5. #f6f3f6

Shades

#b59db1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b59db1
  2. #a38d9f
  3. #917e8e
  4. #7f6e7c
  5. #6d5e6a
  6. #5b4f59
  7. #483f47
  8. #362f35
  9. #241f23
  10. #121012
  11. #000000

Tints

#b59db1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b59db1
  2. #bca7b9
  3. #c4b1c1
  4. #cbbac8
  5. #d3c4d0
  6. #daced8
  7. #e1d8e0
  8. #e9e2e8
  9. #f0ebef
  10. #f8f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b59db1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b59db1
  2. #b09aac
  3. #aa97a7
  4. #a594a2
  5. #a0919d
  6. #9b8f99
  7. #958c94
  8. #90898f
  9. #8b868a
  10. #858385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aba1a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9da2b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2a5b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b79ea4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7a0b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaa2b0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b69ea9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b59db1 {
  color: #b59db1;
}
Background
.bg-b59db1 {
  background-color: #b59db1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b59db1 {
  border: 2px solid #b59db1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b59db1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 157 177;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 14% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b59db1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b59db1, #b59da5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b59db1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 157 177 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 1.50 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 3.00 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.83 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.54 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.74 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 10.56 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 11.30 #4a624e Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b59db1  rgb(181, 157, 177)  hsl(310, 14%, 66%)  Pastel Purple
#9db5a1  rgb(157, 181, 161)  hsl(130, 14%, 66%)  Opal
#b1b59d  rgb(177, 181, 157)  hsl(70, 14%, 66%)  Ash Gray
#9db1b5  rgb(157, 177, 181)  hsl(190, 14%, 66%)  Pastel Blue