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#B28FA8

#b28fa8 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b28fa8 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 56.08% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.66% magenta, 5.62% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 317.14°, with 18.52% saturation and 62.94% 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 7.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.52.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3194

Complementary

  1. #b28fa8
  2. #8fb299

Split complementary

  1. #b28fa8
  2. #96b28f
  3. #8fb2aa

Analogous

  1. #aa8fb2
  2. #b28fa8
  3. #b28f96

Triadic

  1. #b28fa8
  2. #a8b28f
  3. #8fa8b2

Tetradic

  1. #b28fa8
  2. #b2998f
  3. #8fb299
  4. #8fa8b2

Square

  1. #b28fa8
  2. #b2aa8f
  3. #8fb299
  4. #8f96b2

Monochromatic

  1. #64445b
  2. #916484
  3. #b28fa8
  4. #d1bccb
  5. #f0eaee

Shades

#b28fa8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b28fa8
  2. #a08197
  3. #8e7286
  4. #7d6476
  5. #6b5665
  6. #594854
  7. #473943
  8. #352b32
  9. #241d22
  10. #120e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#b28fa8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b28fa8
  2. #ba9ab1
  3. #c1a5b9
  4. #c9b1c2
  5. #d1bccb
  6. #d9c7d4
  7. #e0d2dc
  8. #e8dde5
  9. #f0e9ee
  10. #f7f4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b28fa8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b28fa8
  2. #ad8ea4
  3. #a88ca0
  4. #a38b9c
  5. #9e8998
  6. #998894
  7. #948690
  8. #8f858c
  9. #8a8388
  10. #858284
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4959f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f96a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #979ba7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b69097 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e93a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a396a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4909e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b28fa8 {
  color: #b28fa8;
}
Background
.bg-b28fa8 {
  background-color: #b28fa8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b28fa8 {
  border: 2px solid #b28fa8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b28fa8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 143 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 19% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b28fa8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b28fa8, #b28f96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b28fa8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 143 168 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.52 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.96 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.26 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.94 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.81 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.92 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.31 #4d7057 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#b28fa8  rgb(178, 143, 168)  hsl(317, 19%, 63%)  Pastel Purple
#8fb299  rgb(143, 178, 153)  hsl(137, 19%, 63%)  Dark Sea Green
#a8b28f  rgb(168, 178, 143)  hsl(77, 19%, 63%)  Sage
#8fa8b2  rgb(143, 168, 178)  hsl(197, 19%, 63%)  Moonstone Blue