Close to Pastel Purple

#B28FA6

#B28FA6 is a light, soft, grayish pink, close to the color Pastel Purple. In RGB it’s made of 69.8% red, 56.1% green, and 65.1% blue. Its hue is 321°, with 19% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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2.85:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

7.37:1 AAA

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B28FA6 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#B28FA6
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #B28FA6?

#B28FA6 is a light, soft, grayish pink, close to the color Pastel Purple. In RGB it’s made of 69.8% red, 56.1% green, and 65.1% blue. Its hue is 321°, with 19% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #B28FA6 in RGB?

#B28FA6 is rgb(178, 143, 166): 178 red, 143 green, and 166 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #B28FA6 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 20, 7, 30). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #B28FA6?

PANTONE 257 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #B28FA6?

Its complement #7EA18A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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