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#B6A2BB

#b6a2bb ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b6a2bb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 63.53% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.67% cyan, 13.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 288°, with 15.53% saturation and 68.43% 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 8.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 1.39.

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Relative luminance0.3937

Complementary

  1. #b6a2bb
  2. #a7bba2

Split complementary

  1. #b6a2bb
  2. #b3bba2
  3. #a2bba9

Analogous

  1. #a9a2bb
  2. #b6a2bb
  3. #bba2b3

Triadic

  1. #b6a2bb
  2. #bbb6a2
  3. #a2bbb6

Tetradic

  1. #b6a2bb
  2. #bba2a7
  3. #a7bba2
  4. #a2bbb6

Square

  1. #b6a2bb
  2. #bba9a2
  3. #a7bba2
  4. #a2b3bb

Monochromatic

  1. #6b5371
  2. #93769b
  3. #b6a2bb
  4. #d9cedb
  5. #f6f3f6

Shades

#b6a2bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6a2bb
  2. #a492a8
  3. #928296
  4. #7f7183
  5. #6d6170
  6. #5b515e
  7. #49414b
  8. #373138
  9. #242025
  10. #121013
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6a2bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6a2bb
  2. #bdabc2
  3. #c5b5c9
  4. #ccbecf
  5. #d3c7d6
  6. #dbd1dd
  7. #e2dae4
  8. #e9e3eb
  9. #f0ecf1
  10. #f8f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6a2bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6a2bb
  2. #b19fb5
  3. #ab9baf
  4. #a698a9
  5. #a094a3
  6. #9b919e
  7. #968e98
  8. #908a92
  9. #8b878c
  10. #858386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea6b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0a7bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4a9ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7a4aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9a5bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aba6ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6a3b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6a2bb {
  color: #b6a2bb;
}
Background
.bg-b6a2bb {
  background-color: #b6a2bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b6a2bb {
  border: 2px solid #b6a2bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6a2bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 162 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 16% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6a2bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6a2bb, #bba2b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6a2bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 162 187 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 1.39 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 4.39 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.98 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.24 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.80 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.66 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.83 #495d44 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b6a2bb  rgb(182, 162, 187)  hsl(288, 16%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#a7bba2  rgb(167, 187, 162)  hsl(108, 16%, 68%)  Ash Gray
#bbb6a2  rgb(187, 182, 162)  hsl(48, 16%, 68%)  Sage
#a2bbb6  rgb(162, 187, 182)  hsl(168, 16%, 68%)  Opal