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#B79EC0

#b79ec0 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b79ec0 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 61.96% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.69% cyan, 17.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 284.12°, with 21.25% saturation and 68.63% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 8.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 3.66.

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Relative luminance0.3833

Complementary

  1. #b79ec0
  2. #a7c09e

Split complementary

  1. #b79ec0
  2. #b8c09e
  3. #9ec0a6

Analogous

  1. #a69ec0
  2. #b79ec0
  3. #c09eb8

Triadic

  1. #b79ec0
  2. #c0b79e
  3. #9ec0b7

Tetradic

  1. #b79ec0
  2. #c09ea7
  3. #a7c09e
  4. #9ec0b7

Square

  1. #b79ec0
  2. #c0a69e
  3. #a7c09e
  4. #9eb8c0

Monochromatic

  1. #6c4e77
  2. #9570a2
  3. #b79ec0
  4. #d9ccde
  5. #f6f3f7

Shades

#b79ec0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b79ec0
  2. #a58ead
  3. #927e9a
  4. #806f86
  5. #6e5f73
  6. #5c4f60
  7. #493f4d
  8. #372f3a
  9. #252026
  10. #121013
  11. #000000

Tints

#b79ec0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b79ec0
  2. #bea8c6
  3. #c5b1cd
  4. #cdbbd3
  5. #d4c5d9
  6. #dbcfe0
  7. #e2d8e6
  8. #e9e2ec
  9. #f1ecf2
  10. #f8f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b79ec0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b79ec0
  2. #b29bba
  3. #ac98b3
  4. #a795ad
  5. #a192a6
  6. #9c8fa0
  7. #968c9a
  8. #918993
  9. #8b868d
  10. #868386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ada3b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa5c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fa7bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7a2a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6a2c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9a4bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7a0b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b79ec0 {
  color: #b79ec0;
}
Background
.bg-b79ec0 {
  background-color: #b79ec0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b79ec0 {
  border: 2px solid #b79ec0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b79ec0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 158 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 21% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b79ec0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b79ec0, #c09eb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b79ec0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 158 192 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 3.66 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.95 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.51 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.10 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.25 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.30 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 12.50 #48613f Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b79ec0  rgb(183, 158, 192)  hsl(284, 21%, 69%)  Pastel Purple
#a7c09e  rgb(167, 192, 158)  hsl(104, 21%, 69%)  Dark Sea Green
#c0b79e  rgb(192, 183, 158)  hsl(44, 21%, 69%)  Sage
#9ec0b7  rgb(158, 192, 183)  hsl(164, 21%, 69%)  Opal