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#B7ACBB

#b7acbb ≈ Pastel Purple

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b7acbb is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 67.45% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.14% cyan, 8.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 284°, with 9.93% saturation and 70.39% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.74.

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Relative luminance0.4316

Complementary

  1. #b7acbb
  2. #b0bbac

Split complementary

  1. #b7acbb
  2. #b7bbac
  3. #acbbaf

Analogous

  1. #afacbb
  2. #b7acbb
  3. #bbacb7

Triadic

  1. #b7acbb
  2. #bbb7ac
  3. #acbbb7

Tetradic

  1. #b7acbb
  2. #bbacb0
  3. #b0bbac
  4. #acbbb7

Square

  1. #b7acbb
  2. #bbafac
  3. #b0bbac
  4. #acb7bb

Monochromatic

  1. #6c5d71
  2. #938299
  3. #b7acbb
  4. #dbd6dd
  5. #f5f4f6

Shades

#b7acbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b7acbb
  2. #a59ba8
  3. #928a96
  4. #807883
  5. #6e6770
  6. #5c565e
  7. #49454b
  8. #373438
  9. #252225
  10. #121113
  11. #000000

Tints

#b7acbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b7acbb
  2. #beb4c2
  3. #c5bdc9
  4. #cdc5cf
  5. #d4cdd6
  6. #dbd6dd
  7. #e2dee4
  8. #e9e6eb
  9. #f1eef1
  10. #f8f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b7acbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b7acbb
  2. #b2a8b5
  3. #aca3af
  4. #a79fa9
  5. #a19aa3
  6. #9c969e
  7. #969298
  8. #918d92
  9. #8b898c
  10. #868486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3aeb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aaafbc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adb0ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7adb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0aebb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1aebb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7adb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b7acbb {
  color: #b7acbb;
}
Background
.bg-b7acbb {
  background-color: #b7acbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b7acbb {
  border: 2px solid #b7acbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b7acbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 172 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 10% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b7acbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b7acbb, #bbacb7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b7acbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 172 187 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.74 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.12 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.86 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.05 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.39 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.53 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.53 #485344 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b7acbb  rgb(183, 172, 187)  hsl(284, 10%, 70%)  Pastel Purple
#b0bbac  rgb(176, 187, 172)  hsl(104, 10%, 70%)  Ash Gray
#bbb7ac  rgb(187, 183, 172)  hsl(44, 10%, 70%)  Silver
#acbbb7  rgb(172, 187, 183)  hsl(164, 10%, 70%)  Ash Gray