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#B59FB0

#b59fb0 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b59fb0 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 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.15% magenta, 2.76% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 313.64°, 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 8.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 2.23.

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Relative luminance0.3775

Complementary

  1. #b59fb0
  2. #9fb5a4

Split complementary

  1. #b59fb0
  2. #a5b59f
  3. #9fb5af

Analogous

  1. #af9fb5
  2. #b59fb0
  3. #b59fa5

Triadic

  1. #b59fb0
  2. #b0b59f
  3. #9fb0b5

Tetradic

  1. #b59fb0
  2. #b5a49f
  3. #9fb5a4
  4. #9fb0b5

Square

  1. #b59fb0
  2. #b5af9f
  3. #9fb5a4
  4. #9fa5b5

Monochromatic

  1. #6a5164
  2. #94748c
  3. #b59fb0
  4. #d6cad4
  5. #f6f3f6

Shades

#b59fb0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b59fb0
  2. #a38f9e
  3. #917f8d
  4. #7f6f7b
  5. #6d5f6a
  6. #5b5058
  7. #484046
  8. #363035
  9. #242023
  10. #121012
  11. #000000

Tints

#b59fb0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b59fb0
  2. #bca9b8
  3. #c4b2c0
  4. #cbbcc8
  5. #d3c5d0
  6. #dacfd8
  7. #e1d9df
  8. #e9e2e7
  9. #f0ecef
  10. #f8f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b59fb0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b59fb0
  2. #b09cab
  3. #aa99a6
  4. #a596a2
  5. #a0939d
  6. #9b9098
  7. #958c93
  8. #90898e
  9. #8b868a
  10. #858385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aca3aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fa3b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4a6af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7a0a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8a2b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aba3b0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b69fa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b59fb0 {
  color: #b59fb0;
}
Background
.bg-b59fb0 {
  background-color: #b59fb0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b59fb0 {
  border: 2px solid #b59fb0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b59fb0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 159 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 13% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b59fb0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b59fb0, #b59fa5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b59fb0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 159 176 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 2.23 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 2.75 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.84 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.59 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.42 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 10.37 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.53 #4a604f Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b59fb0  rgb(181, 159, 176)  hsl(314, 13%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#9fb5a4  rgb(159, 181, 164)  hsl(134, 13%, 67%)  Opal
#b0b59f  rgb(176, 181, 159)  hsl(74, 13%, 67%)  Ash Gray
#9fb0b5  rgb(159, 176, 181)  hsl(194, 13%, 67%)  Pastel Blue