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#9A8AAE

#9a8aae ≈ Rose Quartz

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9a8aae is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.39% red, 54.12% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.49% cyan, 20.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 266.67°, with 18.18% saturation and 61.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 7.88.

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Relative luminance0.281

Complementary

  1. #9a8aae
  2. #9eae8a

Split complementary

  1. #9a8aae
  2. #aeac8a
  3. #8cae8a

Analogous

  1. #8a8cae
  2. #9a8aae
  3. #ac8aae

Triadic

  1. #9a8aae
  2. #ae9a8a
  3. #8aae9a

Tetradic

  1. #9a8aae
  2. #ae8a9e
  3. #9eae8a
  4. #8aae9a

Square

  1. #9a8aae
  2. #ae8a8c
  3. #9eae8a
  4. #8aaeac

Monochromatic

  1. #4e415e
  2. #73608b
  3. #9a8aae
  4. #c1b7cd
  5. #e8e4ed

Shades

#9a8aae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9a8aae
  2. #8b7c9d
  3. #7b6e8b
  4. #6c617a
  5. #5c5368
  6. #4d4557
  7. #3e3746
  8. #2e2934
  9. #1f1c23
  10. #0f0e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#9a8aae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9a8aae
  2. #a496b6
  3. #aea1be
  4. #b8adc6
  5. #c2b9ce
  6. #cdc5d7
  7. #d7d0df
  8. #e1dce7
  9. #ebe8ef
  10. #f5f3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9a8aae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9a8aae
  2. #9789a9
  3. #9588a5
  4. #9287a0
  5. #90869c
  6. #8d8597
  7. #8a8492
  8. #88838e
  9. #858289
  10. #838185
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #948e9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8490b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8791ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #978f96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d8eaf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f8ead ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #988da0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9a8aae {
  color: #9a8aae;
}
Background
.bg-9a8aae {
  background-color: #9a8aae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9a8aae {
  border: 2px solid #9a8aae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9a8aae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 154 138 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 18% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9a8aae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9a8aae, #ac8aae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9a8aae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(154 138 174 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.88 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.99 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.10 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.13 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.20 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.78 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.65 #657551 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#9a8aae  rgb(154, 138, 174)  hsl(267, 18%, 61%)  Rose Quartz
#9eae8a  rgb(158, 174, 138)  hsl(87, 18%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green
#ae9a8a  rgb(174, 154, 138)  hsl(27, 18%, 61%)  Beaver
#8aae9a  rgb(138, 174, 154)  hsl(147, 18%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green