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#A194BB

#a194bb ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a194bb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 58.04% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.9% cyan, 20.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 260°, with 22.29% saturation and 65.69% 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 7.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 6.89.

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Relative luminance0.3234

Complementary

  1. #a194bb
  2. #aebb94

Split complementary

  1. #a194bb
  2. #bbb594
  3. #9bbb94

Analogous

  1. #949bbb
  2. #a194bb
  3. #b594bb

Triadic

  1. #a194bb
  2. #bba194
  3. #94bba1

Tetradic

  1. #a194bb
  2. #bb94ae
  3. #aebb94
  4. #94bba1

Square

  1. #a194bb
  2. #bb949b
  3. #aebb94
  4. #94bbb5

Monochromatic

  1. #54476f
  2. #78659d
  3. #a194bb
  4. #cac3d9
  5. #f3f2f6

Shades

#a194bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a194bb
  2. #9185a8
  3. #817696
  4. #716883
  5. #615970
  6. #514a5e
  7. #403b4b
  8. #302c38
  9. #201e25
  10. #100f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#a194bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a194bb
  2. #aa9fc2
  3. #b4a9c9
  4. #bdb4cf
  5. #c7bfd6
  6. #d0cadd
  7. #d9d4e4
  8. #e3dfeb
  9. #eceaf1
  10. #f6f4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a194bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a194bb
  2. #9e92b5
  3. #9a90af
  4. #978ea9
  5. #948ca3
  6. #918a9e
  7. #8d8898
  8. #8a8692
  9. #87848c
  10. #838286
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d98a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c9abd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e9aba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d9aa1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9598bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9698ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e97ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a194bb {
  color: #a194bb;
}
Background
.bg-a194bb {
  background-color: #a194bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a194bb {
  border: 2px solid #a194bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a194bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 148 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 22% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a194bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a194bb, #b594bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a194bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 148 187 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.89 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.77 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.58 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.20 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.50 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.81 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.51 #5e6b44 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#a194bb  rgb(161, 148, 187)  hsl(260, 22%, 66%)  Pastel Purple
#aebb94  rgb(174, 187, 148)  hsl(80, 22%, 66%)  Sage
#bba194  rgb(187, 161, 148)  hsl(20, 22%, 66%)  Silver Pink
#94bba1  rgb(148, 187, 161)  hsl(140, 22%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green