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#B8A6BC

#b8a6bc ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b8a6bc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 65.1% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.13% cyan, 11.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 289.09°, with 14.1% saturation and 69.41% 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 9.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 2.38.

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Relative luminance0.4109

Complementary

  1. #b8a6bc
  2. #aabca6

Split complementary

  1. #b8a6bc
  2. #b5bca6
  3. #a6bcad

Analogous

  1. #ada6bc
  2. #b8a6bc
  3. #bca6b5

Triadic

  1. #b8a6bc
  2. #bcb8a6
  3. #a6bcb8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a6bc
  2. #bca6aa
  3. #aabca6
  4. #a6bcb8

Square

  1. #b8a6bc
  2. #bcada6
  3. #aabca6
  4. #a6b5bc

Monochromatic

  1. #6e5673
  2. #957a9b
  3. #b8a6bc
  4. #dbd2dd
  5. #f6f3f6

Shades

#b8a6bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a6bc
  2. #a695a9
  3. #938596
  4. #817484
  5. #6e6471
  6. #5c535e
  7. #4a424b
  8. #373238
  9. #252126
  10. #121113
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a6bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a6bc
  2. #bfafc3
  3. #c6b8c9
  4. #cdc1d0
  5. #d4cad7
  6. #dcd3de
  7. #e3dbe4
  8. #eae4eb
  9. #f1edf2
  10. #f8f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a6bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a6bc
  2. #b2a2b6
  3. #ad9eb0
  4. #a79baa
  5. #a297a4
  6. #9c939e
  7. #968f98
  8. #918b92
  9. #8b888c
  10. #868486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1a9b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4abbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8acbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9a8ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aca9bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeaabc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8a7b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a6bc {
  color: #b8a6bc;
}
Background
.bg-b8a6bc {
  background-color: #b8a6bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a6bc {
  border: 2px solid #b8a6bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a6bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 166 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 14% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a6bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a6bc, #bca6b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a6bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 166 188 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 2.38 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 4.63 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.96 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.49 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.40 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.68 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.81 #475943 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b8a6bc  rgb(184, 166, 188)  hsl(289, 14%, 69%)  Pastel Purple
#aabca6  rgb(170, 188, 166)  hsl(109, 14%, 69%)  Ash Gray
#bcb8a6  rgb(188, 184, 166)  hsl(49, 14%, 69%)  Ash Gray
#a6bcb8  rgb(166, 188, 184)  hsl(169, 14%, 69%)  Opal