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#A09ABC

#a09abc ≈ Cool Gray

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a09abc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 60.39% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.89% cyan, 18.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 250.59°, with 20.24% saturation and 67.06% 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 7.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 6.73.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3422

Complementary

  1. #a09abc
  2. #b6bc9a

Split complementary

  1. #a09abc
  2. #bcb19a
  3. #a5bc9a

Analogous

  1. #9aa5bc
  2. #a09abc
  3. #b19abc

Triadic

  1. #a09abc
  2. #bca09a
  3. #9abca0

Tetradic

  1. #a09abc
  2. #bc9ab6
  3. #b6bc9a
  4. #9abca0

Square

  1. #a09abc
  2. #bc9aa5
  3. #b6bc9a
  4. #9abcb1

Monochromatic

  1. #524b72
  2. #756c9d
  3. #a09abc
  4. #cbc8db
  5. #f3f3f7

Shades

#a09abc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a09abc
  2. #908ba9
  3. #807b96
  4. #706c84
  5. #605c71
  6. #504d5e
  7. #403e4b
  8. #302e38
  9. #201f26
  10. #100f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#a09abc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a09abc
  2. #aaa4c3
  3. #b3aec9
  4. #bdb8d0
  5. #c6c2d7
  6. #d0cdde
  7. #d9d7e4
  8. #e3e1eb
  9. #ecebf2
  10. #f6f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a09abc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a09abc
  2. #9d97b6
  3. #9a95b0
  4. #9692aa
  5. #9390a4
  6. #908d9e
  7. #8d8a98
  8. #8a8892
  9. #86858c
  10. #838386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f9cab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #939ebe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #939ebb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b9fa5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #989dbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #989cbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d9daf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a09abc {
  color: #a09abc;
}
Background
.bg-a09abc {
  background-color: #a09abc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a09abc {
  border: 2px solid #a09abc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a09abc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 154 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 20% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a09abc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a09abc, #b19abc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a09abc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 154 188 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 6.73 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.87 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.43 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.01 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.39 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.84 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 12.18 #5f6543 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#a09abc  rgb(160, 154, 188)  hsl(251, 20%, 67%)  Cool Gray
#b6bc9a  rgb(182, 188, 154)  hsl(71, 20%, 67%)  Sage
#bca09a  rgb(188, 160, 154)  hsl(11, 20%, 67%)  Silver Pink
#9abca0  rgb(154, 188, 160)  hsl(131, 20%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green