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#B8A1BC

#b8a1bc ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b8a1bc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 63.14% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.13% cyan, 14.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 291.11°, with 16.77% 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 8.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 1.8.

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Relative luminance0.3931

Complementary

  1. #b8a1bc
  2. #a5bca1

Split complementary

  1. #b8a1bc
  2. #b2bca1
  3. #a1bcaa

Analogous

  1. #aaa1bc
  2. #b8a1bc
  3. #bca1b2

Triadic

  1. #b8a1bc
  2. #bcb8a1
  3. #a1bcb8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a1bc
  2. #bca1a5
  3. #a5bca1
  4. #a1bcb8

Square

  1. #b8a1bc
  2. #bcaaa1
  3. #a5bca1
  4. #a1b2bc

Monochromatic

  1. #6e5272
  2. #96749c
  3. #b8a1bc
  4. #dacedc
  5. #f6f3f7

Shades

#b8a1bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a1bc
  2. #a691a9
  3. #938196
  4. #817184
  5. #6e6171
  6. #5c515e
  7. #4a404b
  8. #373038
  9. #252026
  10. #121013
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a1bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a1bc
  2. #bfaac3
  3. #c6b4c9
  4. #cdbdd0
  5. #d4c7d7
  6. #dcd0de
  7. #e3d9e4
  8. #eae3eb
  9. #f1ecf2
  10. #f8f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a1bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a1bc
  2. #b29eb6
  3. #ad9ab0
  4. #a797aa
  5. #a294a4
  6. #9c919e
  7. #968d98
  8. #918a92
  9. #8b878c
  10. #868386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa5b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fa7bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3a9bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9a3aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9a4bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aca6bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9a2b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a1bc {
  color: #b8a1bc;
}
Background
.bg-b8a1bc {
  background-color: #b8a1bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a1bc {
  border: 2px solid #b8a1bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a1bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 161 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 17% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a1bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a1bc, #bca1b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a1bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 161 188 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 1.80 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.94 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 4.98 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.22 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.01 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.68 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.14 #475e43 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b8a1bc  rgb(184, 161, 188)  hsl(291, 17%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#a5bca1  rgb(165, 188, 161)  hsl(111, 17%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#bcb8a1  rgb(188, 184, 161)  hsl(51, 17%, 68%)  Sage
#a1bcb8  rgb(161, 188, 184)  hsl(171, 17%, 68%)  Opal