PURPLE

Pastel Purple

#B39EB5

Conversions

HEX#B39EB5

RGBrgb(179, 158, 181)

HSLhsl(295, 13%, 66%)

HSVhsv(295, 13%, 71%)

CMYKcmyk(1%, 13%, 0%, 29%)

Copy CSS

color: #b39eb5;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(179, 158, 181);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(295, 13%, 66%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 2.48 : 1

On ink blackPass · 7.72 : 1

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About Pastel Purple

Pastel Purple is the hex color #B39EB5, which translates to rgb(179, 158, 181) in RGB and hsl(295, 13%, 66%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 295 degrees, with a saturation of 13 percent and a lightness of 66 percent. Its OKLCH chroma of 0.040 is low for the purple family, giving Pastel Purple a muted, dusty character.

How Pastel Purple compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is thistle (#D8BFD8), a CIE76 distance of 12.6 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is mauve-400 (#A89EA9), at a distance of 7.8. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Mauve at 10.6. Sorted by lightness, Pastel Purple is number 21 of the 31 purple colors here.

Text on Pastel Purple

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Pastel Purple, led by Ink black at 7.72:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Pastel Purple already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Pastel Purple. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Mid grey #6B7280	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	4.16:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	2.00:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Pastel Purple

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Pastel Purple for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Pastel Purple

Format	Value
HEX	#B39EB5
RGB	rgb(179, 158, 181)
HSL	hsl(295, 13%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(295, 13%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(1%, 13%, 0%, 29%)
OKLCH	oklch(72.48% 0.0404 323.27)
CIELAB	lab(67.56 11.88 -9.05)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.