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#b59faf ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b59faf is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 62.35% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.15% magenta, 3.31% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 316.36°, with 12.94% saturation and 66.67% 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 8.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 2.6.

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Relative luminance0.3772

Complementary

  1. #b59faf
  2. #9fb5a5

Split complementary

  1. #b59faf
  2. #a4b59f
  3. #9fb5b0

Analogous

  1. #b09fb5
  2. #b59faf
  3. #b59fa4

Triadic

  1. #b59faf
  2. #afb59f
  3. #9fafb5

Tetradic

  1. #b59faf
  2. #b5a59f
  3. #9fb5a5
  4. #9fafb5

Square

  1. #b59faf
  2. #b5b09f
  3. #9fb5a5
  4. #9fa4b5

Monochromatic

  1. #6a5163
  2. #94748b
  3. #b59faf
  4. #d6cad3
  5. #f6f3f5

Shades

#b59faf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b59faf
  2. #a38f9e
  3. #917f8c
  4. #7f6f7b
  5. #6d5f69
  6. #5b5058
  7. #484046
  8. #363035
  9. #242023
  10. #121012
  11. #000000

Tints

#b59faf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b59faf
  2. #bca9b7
  3. #c4b2bf
  4. #cbbcc7
  5. #d3c5cf
  6. #dacfd7
  7. #e1d9df
  8. #e9e2e7
  9. #f0ecef
  10. #f8f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b59faf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b59faf
  2. #b09caa
  3. #aa99a6
  4. #a596a1
  5. #a0939c
  6. #9b9098
  7. #958c93
  8. #90898e
  9. #8b8689
  10. #858385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aca3a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fa3b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4a6ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8a0a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8a2af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aba3af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b79fa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b59faf {
  color: #b59faf;
}
Background
.bg-b59faf {
  background-color: #b59faf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b59faf {
  border: 2px solid #b59faf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b59faf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 159 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 13% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b59faf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b59faf, #b59fa4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b59faf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 159 175 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 2.60 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 2.77 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.15 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.27 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.55 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 10.13 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.58 #4a6050 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b59faf  rgb(181, 159, 175)  hsl(316, 13%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#9fb5a5  rgb(159, 181, 165)  hsl(136, 13%, 67%)  Opal
#afb59f  rgb(175, 181, 159)  hsl(76, 13%, 67%)  Ash Gray
#9fafb5  rgb(159, 175, 181)  hsl(196, 13%, 67%)  Pastel Blue