Pastel purple
#B39EB5
Pastel purple (#B39EB5) is a light, muted grey colour, balanced between warm and cool. In RGB it is 179 red, 158 green and 181 blue; in HSL its hue is 295°, its saturation 13% and its lightness 66%. For print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black, though printed colours vary with paper and ink.
Grey is neutral and calm, the colour of balance. It makes a quiet background and lets brighter accent colours stand out.
Text on pastel purple
White text on pastel purple has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and fails; black text has 8.47:1 and passes AAA. Black text is the better choice on it. Check other pairs in the contrast checker.
White text · 2.48:1
Black text · 8.47:1
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Use pastel purple in CSS
.button {
background-color: #B39EB5;
color: #000000;
}Make a full Tailwind scale from it with the Tailwind shades generator, or see more shades of grey.