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#B89ABA

#b89aba ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b89aba is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 60.39% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.08% cyan, 17.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 296.25°, with 18.82% 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 8.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 3.74.

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Relative luminance0.3685

Complementary

  1. #b89aba
  2. #9cba9a

Split complementary

  1. #b89aba
  2. #acba9a
  3. #9abaa8

Analogous

  1. #a89aba
  2. #b89aba
  3. #ba9aac

Triadic

  1. #b89aba
  2. #bab89a
  3. #9abab8

Tetradic

  1. #b89aba
  2. #ba9a9c
  3. #9cba9a
  4. #9abab8

Square

  1. #b89aba
  2. #baa89a
  3. #9cba9a
  4. #9aacba

Monochromatic

  1. #6d4c6f
  2. #986d9b
  3. #b89aba
  4. #d8c7d9
  5. #f6f3f7

Shades

#b89aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b89aba
  2. #a68ba7
  3. #937b95
  4. #816c82
  5. #6e5c70
  6. #5c4d5d
  7. #4a3e4a
  8. #372e38
  9. #251f25
  10. #120f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#b89aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b89aba
  2. #bfa4c1
  3. #c6aec8
  4. #cdb8cf
  5. #d4c2d6
  6. #dccddd
  7. #e3d7e3
  8. #eae1ea
  9. #f1ebf1
  10. #f8f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b89aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b89aba
  2. #b297b4
  3. #ad95ae
  4. #a792a9
  5. #a290a3
  6. #9c8d9d
  7. #968a97
  8. #918891
  9. #8b858c
  10. #868386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aca0ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98a1bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ea5b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba9da5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a69ebb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9a1b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b99cae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b89aba {
  color: #b89aba;
}
Background
.bg-b89aba {
  background-color: #b89aba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b89aba {
  border: 2px solid #b89aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b89aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 154 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 19% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b89aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b89aba, #ba9aac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b89aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 154 186 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 3.74 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.79 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.25 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.78 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.31 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.99 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 11.59 #476545 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b89aba  rgb(184, 154, 186)  hsl(296, 19%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#9cba9a  rgb(156, 186, 154)  hsl(116, 19%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#bab89a  rgb(186, 184, 154)  hsl(56, 19%, 67%)  Sage
#9abab8  rgb(154, 186, 184)  hsl(176, 19%, 67%)  Opal