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#BEA3BE

#bea3be ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bea3be is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 63.92% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 17.2% saturation and 69.22% 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 9.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 2.89.

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Relative luminance0.4086

Complementary

  1. #bea3be
  2. #a3bea3

Split complementary

  1. #bea3be
  2. #b1bea3
  3. #a3beb1

Analogous

  1. #b1a3be
  2. #bea3be
  3. #bea3b1

Triadic

  1. #bea3be
  2. #bebea3
  3. #a3bebe

Tetradic

  1. #bea3be
  2. #bea3a3
  3. #a3bea3
  4. #a3bebe

Square

  1. #bea3be
  2. #beb1a3
  3. #a3bea3
  4. #a3b1be

Monochromatic

  1. #755375
  2. #9e769e
  3. #bea3be
  4. #ded0de
  5. #f7f3f7

Shades

#bea3be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bea3be
  2. #ab93ab
  3. #988298
  4. #857285
  5. #726272
  6. #5f525f
  7. #4c414c
  8. #393139
  9. #262126
  10. #131013
  11. #000000

Tints

#bea3be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bea3be
  2. #c5acc5
  3. #cbb5cb
  4. #d2bfd2
  5. #d8c8d8
  6. #dfd1df
  7. #e5dae5
  8. #ece3ec
  9. #f2edf2
  10. #f9f6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bea3be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bea3be
  2. #b8a0b8
  3. #b29cb2
  4. #ab99ab
  5. #a595a5
  6. #9f929f
  7. #998e99
  8. #938b93
  9. #8c878c
  10. #868486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3a8b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1a9bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7acbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0a5ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aea7bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a9bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfa4b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bea3be {
  color: #bea3be;
}
Background
.bg-bea3be {
  background-color: #bea3be;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bea3be {
  border: 2px solid #bea3be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bea3be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 163 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 17% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bea3be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bea3be, #bea3b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bea3be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 163 190 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 2.89 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.98 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.96 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.38 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.73 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.91 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.86 #415c41 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#bea3be  rgb(190, 163, 190)  hsl(300, 17%, 69%)  Pastel Purple
#a3bea3  rgb(163, 190, 163)  hsl(120, 17%, 69%)  Dark Sea Green
#bebea3  rgb(190, 190, 163)  hsl(60, 17%, 69%)  Sage
#a3bebe  rgb(163, 190, 190)  hsl(180, 17%, 69%)  Opal