purplecoolCC0 survey name

Pale Purple #B790D4

Pale Purple is a light, moderately saturated cool color (#B790D4; HSL 274° 44% 70%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “pale purple”.

Use cases: Creative accents · Royal themes

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Families: Purples · Lavenders · Lilac Colors · Violet Colors · Mauve Colors

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#B790D4
RGBrgb(183, 144, 212)
HSLhsl(274, 44%, 70%)
HSVhsv(274, 32%, 83%)
OKLCHoklch(71.4% 0.105 310.1)
OKLaboklab(71.4% 0.0678 -0.0805)
CMYKcmyk(13.7%, 32.1%, 0%, 16.9%)
XYZxyz(41.3833, 34.7677, 66.8053)
CIE-LABlab(65.6, 27.4, -29.3)
CIE-LCHlch(65.6, 40.1, 313.0°)
Luminance0.348 (WCAG relative)
/* Pale Purple */ --pale-purple: #b790d4; color: #b790d4; background-color: #b790d4;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: palepurple.

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#a381bd #8f72a6 #7c638f #6a5479 #584764 #463950 #362c3c #26202a #171319 #000000

Tints (toward white)

#be9bd8 #c6a6dd #cdb1e1 #d4bce5 #dcc7ea #e3d2ee #eaddf2 #f1e8f7 #f8f4fb #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#b592cf #b393c9 #b195c4 #ae97bf #ac98ba #aa9ab4 #a79baf #a59caa #a29ea4 #9f9f9f

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#B790D4
#ADD490
#b790d4 #add490

Analogous

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#9590D4
#B790D4
#D490CF
#9590d4 #b790d4 #d490cf

Triadic

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#B790D4
#D4B790
#90D4B7
#b790d4 #d4b790 #90d4b7

Tetradic

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#B790D4
#D49590
#ADD490
#90CFD4
#b790d4 #d49590 #add490 #90cfd4

Square

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#B790D4
#D49590
#ADD490
#90CFD4
#b790d4 #d49590 #add490 #90cfd4

Split Complementary

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#B790D4
#CFD490
#90D495
#b790d4 #cfd490 #90d495

Monochromatic

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#7C41A8
#9A64C3
#B790D4
#D4BCE5
#F0E8F6
#7c41a8 #9a64c3 #b790d4 #d4bce5 #f0e8f6

Accessibility & contrast

2.64
#B790D4 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
7.95
#B790D4 on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on pale purple

7.95
#000000 text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#849DD7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8CA0D2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B499A9

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Lavender #B39DDB4.50
Wisteria #A87DC25.80
Baby Purple #CA9BF76.21
Liliac #C48EFD7.48
Pastel Purple #CAA0FF7.58
Plum #DDA0DD8.29

Colors that go with pale purple

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Plum Purple #4E0550
5.4:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈24°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Eggplant #380835
6.3:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈29°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Evergreen #05472A
4.1:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈121°) — balanced three-way contrast
Beige #F5F5DC
2.4:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈146°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Navy Green #35530A
3.3:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈170°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.