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#B8A3C3

#b8a3c3 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b8a3c3 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 63.92% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.64% cyan, 16.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 279.38°, with 21.05% saturation and 70.2% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 3.38.

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Relative luminance0.4032

Complementary

  1. #b8a3c3
  2. #aec3a3

Split complementary

  1. #b8a3c3
  2. #bec3a3
  3. #a3c3a8

Analogous

  1. #a8a3c3
  2. #b8a3c3
  3. #c3a3be

Triadic

  1. #b8a3c3
  2. #c3b8a3
  3. #a3c3b8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a3c3
  2. #c3a3ae
  3. #aec3a3
  4. #a3c3b8

Square

  1. #b8a3c3
  2. #c3a8a3
  3. #aec3a3
  4. #a3bec3

Monochromatic

  1. #6d517c
  2. #9475a5
  3. #b8a3c3
  4. #dcd1e1
  5. #f5f3f7

Shades

#b8a3c3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a3c3
  2. #a693b0
  3. #93829c
  4. #817289
  5. #6e6275
  6. #5c5262
  7. #4a414e
  8. #37313b
  9. #252127
  10. #121014
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a3c3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a3c3
  2. #bfacc9
  3. #c6b5cf
  4. #cdbfd5
  5. #d4c8db
  6. #dcd1e1
  7. #e3dae7
  8. #eae3ed
  9. #f1edf3
  10. #f8f6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a3c3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a3c3
  2. #b2a0bc
  3. #ad9cb6
  4. #a799af
  5. #a295a8
  6. #9c92a2
  7. #968e9b
  8. #918b94
  9. #8b878d
  10. #868487
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0a7b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fa9c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3abc2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7a7ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaa7c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aca8c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8a5b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a3c3 {
  color: #b8a3c3;
}
Background
.bg-b8a3c3 {
  background-color: #b8a3c3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a3c3 {
  border: 2px solid #b8a3c3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a3c3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 163 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 21% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a3c3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a3c3, #c3a3be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a3c3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 163 195 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 3.38 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.67 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.39 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.69 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.10 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.96 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.95 #475c3c Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b8a3c3  rgb(184, 163, 195)  hsl(279, 21%, 70%)  Pastel Purple
#aec3a3  rgb(174, 195, 163)  hsl(99, 21%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green
#c3b8a3  rgb(195, 184, 163)  hsl(39, 21%, 70%)  Tan
#a3c3b8  rgb(163, 195, 184)  hsl(159, 21%, 70%)  Opal