Pastel Purple (#B39EB5)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.48:1 — vs black: 8.47:1

Color values

  • HEX #B39EB5
  • RGB rgb(179, 158, 181)
  • HSL hsl(294, 13%, 66%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 1, 13, 0, 29 )
  • Websafe #CC99CC

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B39EB5 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Pastel Purple
#B39EB5 Base
#A0B59E
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Pastel Purple
#B39EB5 Base
#A89EB5
#B59EAC
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Pastel Purple
#B39EB5 Base
#B5B39E
#9EB5B3
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Pastel Purple
#B39EB5 Base
#ACB59E
#9EB5A8
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Pastel Purple
#B39EB5 Base
#B5A89E
#A0B59E
#9EACB5
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Pastel Purple
#B39EB5 Base
#67506A
#917394
#A187A3
#C5B5C7
#D5C9D6
#F4F1F4
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Pastel Purple, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0E0B0E
#312632
#544156
#775C79
#977A9A
Pastel Purple #B39EB5 Base
#C0AFC2
#CDBFCE
#DAD0DB
#E7E0E7
#F4F1F4
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #B39EB5. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #B39EB5;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #B39EB5;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #B39EB5;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #B39EB5,
        #A0B59E
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #B39EB5,
        #A0B59E
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$pastel-purple: #B39EB5;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$pastel-purple-r: 179;
$pastel-purple-g: 158;
$pastel-purple-b: 181;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $pastel-purple;
    color: rgba($pastel-purple-r, $pastel-purple-g, $pastel-purple-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Pastel Purple appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #B39EB5 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #A4A4B5 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #A0A0B5 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #B0A1A1 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #A4A4A4 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Pastel Purple ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Pastel Purple #B39EB5 Base
Rose Quartz #AA98A9 ΔE 3.19
Lilac #C8A2C8 ΔE 6.53
Pink Lavender #D8B2D1 ΔE 8.46
Pastel Violet #CB99C9 ΔE 9.02

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.