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#B39DFD

#b39dfd ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b39dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 61.57% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.25% cyan, 37.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 253.75°, with 96% saturation and 80.39% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 9.91.

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Relative luminance0.4079

Complementary

  1. #b39dfd
  2. #e7fd9d

Split complementary

  1. #b39dfd
  2. #fde39d
  3. #b7fd9d

Analogous

  1. #9db7fd
  2. #b39dfd
  3. #e39dfd

Triadic

  1. #b39dfd
  2. #fdb39d
  3. #9dfdb3

Tetradic

  1. #b39dfd
  2. #fd9de7
  3. #e7fd9d
  4. #9dfdb3

Square

  1. #b39dfd
  2. #fd9db7
  3. #e7fd9d
  4. #9dfde3

Monochromatic

  1. #3f07fa
  2. #7952fb
  3. #b39dfd
  4. #ede8ff
  5. #efebff

Shades

#b39dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b39dfd
  2. #a18de4
  3. #8f7eca
  4. #7d6eb1
  5. #6b5e98
  6. #5a4f7f
  7. #483f65
  8. #362f4c
  9. #241f33
  10. #121019
  11. #000000

Tints

#b39dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b39dfd
  2. #bba7fd
  3. #c2b1fd
  4. #cabafe
  5. #d1c4fe
  6. #d9cefe
  7. #e1d8fe
  8. #e8e2fe
  9. #f0ebff
  10. #f7f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b39dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b39dfd
  2. #ae9af1
  3. #a997e4
  4. #a494d8
  5. #9f91cb
  6. #9a8fbf
  7. #948cb2
  8. #8f89a6
  9. #8a8699
  10. #85838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea6d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #82acff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #84aafb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3aec1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98a6ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99a5fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9a7dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b39dfd {
  color: #b39dfd;
}
Background
.bg-b39dfd {
  background-color: #b39dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b39dfd {
  border: 2px solid #b39dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b39dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 157 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 96% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b39dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b39dfd, #e39dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b39dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 157 253 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.91 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.92 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.11 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.68 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 12.31 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 12.89 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 13.19 #4c6202 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Mauve
#b39dfd  rgb(179, 157, 253)  hsl(254, 96%, 80%)  Mauve
#e7fd9d  rgb(231, 253, 157)  hsl(74, 96%, 80%)  Pastel Yellow
#fdb39d  rgb(253, 179, 157)  hsl(14, 96%, 80%)  Vivid Tangerine
#9dfdb3  rgb(157, 253, 179)  hsl(134, 96%, 80%)  Pale Green