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#B89DB0

#b89db0 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b89db0 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 61.57% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.67% magenta, 4.35% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 317.78°, with 15.98% saturation and 66.86% 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 8.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 2.47.

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Relative luminance0.3744

Complementary

  1. #b89db0
  2. #9db8a5

Split complementary

  1. #b89db0
  2. #a2b89d
  3. #9db8b2

Analogous

  1. #b29db8
  2. #b89db0
  3. #b89da2

Triadic

  1. #b89db0
  2. #b0b89d
  3. #9db0b8

Tetradic

  1. #b89db0
  2. #b8a59d
  3. #9db8a5
  4. #9db0b8

Square

  1. #b89db0
  2. #b8b29d
  3. #9db8a5
  4. #9da2b8

Monochromatic

  1. #6d4f64
  2. #98718c
  3. #b89db0
  4. #d8c9d4
  5. #f6f3f5

Shades

#b89db0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b89db0
  2. #a68d9e
  3. #937e8d
  4. #816e7b
  5. #6e5e6a
  6. #5c4f58
  7. #4a3f46
  8. #372f35
  9. #251f23
  10. #121012
  11. #000000

Tints

#b89db0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b89db0
  2. #bfa7b8
  3. #c6b1c0
  4. #cdbac8
  5. #d4c4d0
  6. #dcced8
  7. #e3d8df
  8. #eae2e7
  9. #f1ebef
  10. #f8f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b89db0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b89db0
  2. #b29aab
  3. #ad97a6
  4. #a794a2
  5. #a2919d
  6. #9c8f98
  7. #968c93
  8. #91898e
  9. #8b868a
  10. #868385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ada2a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9da2b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3a6af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb9ea3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9a0b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aca3af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba9da8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b89db0 {
  color: #b89db0;
}
Background
.bg-b89db0 {
  background-color: #b89db0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b89db0 {
  border: 2px solid #b89db0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b89db0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 157 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 16% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b89db0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b89db0, #b89da2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b89db0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 157 176 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 2.47 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 3.73 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.70 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.45 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.46 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.80 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 10.73 #47624f Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b89db0  rgb(184, 157, 176)  hsl(318, 16%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#9db8a5  rgb(157, 184, 165)  hsl(138, 16%, 67%)  Opal
#b0b89d  rgb(176, 184, 157)  hsl(78, 16%, 67%)  Sage
#9db0b8  rgb(157, 176, 184)  hsl(198, 16%, 67%)  Pastel Blue