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#B59DBD

#b59dbd ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b59dbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.23% cyan, 16.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 19.51% saturation and 67.84% 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 8.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 3.01.

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Relative luminance0.3761

Complementary

  1. #b59dbd
  2. #a5bd9d

Split complementary

  1. #b59dbd
  2. #b5bd9d
  3. #9dbda5

Analogous

  1. #a59dbd
  2. #b59dbd
  3. #bd9db5

Triadic

  1. #b59dbd
  2. #bdb59d
  3. #9dbdb5

Tetradic

  1. #b59dbd
  2. #bd9da5
  3. #a5bd9d
  4. #9dbdb5

Square

  1. #b59dbd
  2. #bda59d
  3. #a5bd9d
  4. #9db5bd

Monochromatic

  1. #6a4e73
  2. #926f9e
  3. #b59dbd
  4. #d8cbdc
  5. #f6f3f7

Shades

#b59dbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b59dbd
  2. #a38daa
  3. #917e97
  4. #7f6e84
  5. #6d5e71
  6. #5b4f5f
  7. #483f4c
  8. #362f39
  9. #241f26
  10. #121013
  11. #000000

Tints

#b59dbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b59dbd
  2. #bca7c4
  3. #c4b1ca
  4. #cbbad1
  5. #d3c4d7
  6. #dacede
  7. #e1d8e5
  8. #e9e2eb
  9. #f0ebf2
  10. #f8f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b59dbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b59dbd
  2. #b09ab7
  3. #aa97b1
  4. #a594ab
  5. #a091a5
  6. #9b8f9f
  7. #958c98
  8. #908992
  9. #8b868c
  10. #858386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aca2af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa3be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ea6bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5a0a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5a1be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8a2bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b59fb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b59dbd {
  color: #b59dbd;
}
Background
.bg-b59dbd {
  background-color: #b59dbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b59dbd {
  border: 2px solid #b59dbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b59dbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 157 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 20% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b59dbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b59dbd, #bd9db5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b59dbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 157 189 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 3.01 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.50 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.78 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.80 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.48 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.94 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 12.37 #4a6242 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b59dbd  rgb(181, 157, 189)  hsl(285, 20%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#a5bd9d  rgb(165, 189, 157)  hsl(105, 20%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#bdb59d  rgb(189, 181, 157)  hsl(45, 20%, 68%)  Sage
#9dbdb5  rgb(157, 189, 181)  hsl(165, 20%, 68%)  Opal