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#b9aace ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b9aace is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 66.67% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.19% cyan, 17.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 265°, with 26.87% saturation and 73.73% 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 9.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.85.

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Relative luminance0.4352

Complementary

  1. #b9aace
  2. #bfceaa

Split complementary

  1. #b9aace
  2. #cecbaa
  3. #adceaa

Analogous

  1. #aaadce
  2. #b9aace
  3. #cbaace

Triadic

  1. #b9aace
  2. #ceb9aa
  3. #aaceb9

Tetradic

  1. #b9aace
  2. #ceaabf
  3. #bfceaa
  4. #aaceb9

Square

  1. #b9aace
  2. #ceaaad
  3. #bfceaa
  4. #aacecb

Monochromatic

  1. #6b528d
  2. #9179b2
  3. #b9aace
  4. #e1dbea
  5. #f4f2f8

Shades

#b9aace mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9aace
  2. #a799b9
  3. #9488a5
  4. #827790
  5. #6f667c
  6. #5d5567
  7. #4a4452
  8. #38333e
  9. #252229
  10. #131115
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9aace mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9aace
  2. #c0b3d3
  3. #c7bbd8
  4. #cec4dd
  5. #d5cce2
  6. #dcd5e7
  7. #e3ddeb
  8. #eae6f0
  9. #f1eef5
  10. #f8f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9aace mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9aace
  2. #b3a6c6
  3. #aea2be
  4. #a89db7
  5. #a299af
  6. #9d95a7
  7. #97919f
  8. #918d97
  9. #8b8890
  10. #868488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4aebd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4b0d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6b0cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6afb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adadcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeaecd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7adc0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9aace {
  color: #b9aace;
}
Background
.bg-b9aace {
  background-color: #b9aace;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9aace {
  border: 2px solid #b9aace;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9aace;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 170 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 27% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9aace {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9aace, #cbaace);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9aace {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 170 206 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.85 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.38 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.59 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.75 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.51 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.52 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.77 #465531 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b9aace  rgb(185, 170, 206)  hsl(265, 27%, 74%)  Pastel Purple
#bfceaa  rgb(191, 206, 170)  hsl(85, 27%, 74%)  Tea Green
#ceb9aa  rgb(206, 185, 170)  hsl(25, 27%, 74%)  Desert Sand
#aaceb9  rgb(170, 206, 185)  hsl(145, 27%, 74%)  Opal