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#B8AEC6

#b8aec6 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b8aec6 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 68.24% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.07% cyan, 12.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 265°, with 17.39% saturation and 72.94% 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 9.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.58.

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Relative luminance0.4454

Complementary

  1. #b8aec6
  2. #bcc6ae

Split complementary

  1. #b8aec6
  2. #c6c4ae
  3. #b0c6ae

Analogous

  1. #aeb0c6
  2. #b8aec6
  3. #c4aec6

Triadic

  1. #b8aec6
  2. #c6b8ae
  3. #aec6b8

Tetradic

  1. #b8aec6
  2. #c6aebc
  3. #bcc6ae
  4. #aec6b8

Square

  1. #b8aec6
  2. #c6aeb0
  3. #bcc6ae
  4. #aec6c4

Monochromatic

  1. #6a5a81
  2. #9181a6
  3. #b8aec6
  4. #dfdbe6
  5. #f5f3f7

Shades

#b8aec6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8aec6
  2. #a69db2
  3. #938b9e
  4. #817a8b
  5. #6e6877
  6. #5c5763
  7. #4a464f
  8. #37343b
  9. #252328
  10. #121114
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8aec6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8aec6
  2. #bfb6cc
  3. #c6bed1
  4. #cdc6d7
  5. #d4cedd
  6. #dcd7e3
  7. #e3dfe8
  8. #eae7ee
  9. #f1eff4
  10. #f8f7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8aec6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8aec6
  2. #b2a9bf
  3. #ada5b8
  4. #a7a0b1
  5. #a29caa
  6. #9c97a3
  7. #96929c
  8. #918e95
  9. #8b898e
  10. #868587
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4b0ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aab2c7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acb2c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6b1b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0b0c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1b0c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7b0bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8aec6 {
  color: #b8aec6;
}
Background
.bg-b8aec6 {
  background-color: #b8aec6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8aec6 {
  border: 2px solid #b8aec6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8aec6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 174 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 17% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8aec6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8aec6, #c4aec6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8aec6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 174 198 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.58 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.23 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.32 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.53 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.95 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.96 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.81 #475139 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b8aec6  rgb(184, 174, 198)  hsl(265, 17%, 73%)  Pastel Purple
#bcc6ae  rgb(188, 198, 174)  hsl(85, 17%, 73%)  Ash Gray
#c6b8ae  rgb(198, 184, 174)  hsl(25, 17%, 73%)  Silver Pink
#aec6b8  rgb(174, 198, 184)  hsl(145, 17%, 73%)  Opal