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#A19BBD

#a19bbd ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a19bbd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 60.78% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.81% cyan, 17.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 250.59°, with 20.48% saturation and 67.45% 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 7.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 6.79.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3469

Complementary

  1. #a19bbd
  2. #b7bd9b

Split complementary

  1. #a19bbd
  2. #bdb29b
  3. #a6bd9b

Analogous

  1. #9ba6bd
  2. #a19bbd
  3. #b29bbd

Triadic

  1. #a19bbd
  2. #bda19b
  3. #9bbda1

Tetradic

  1. #a19bbd
  2. #bd9bb7
  3. #b7bd9b
  4. #9bbda1

Square

  1. #a19bbd
  2. #bd9ba6
  3. #b7bd9b
  4. #9bbdb2

Monochromatic

  1. #534c73
  2. #766d9f
  3. #a19bbd
  4. #ccc9db
  5. #f3f3f7

Shades

#a19bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a19bbd
  2. #918caa
  3. #817c97
  4. #716d84
  5. #615d71
  6. #514e5f
  7. #403e4c
  8. #302f39
  9. #201f26
  10. #101013
  11. #000000

Tints

#a19bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a19bbd
  2. #aaa5c4
  3. #b4afca
  4. #bdb9d1
  5. #c7c3d7
  6. #d0cdde
  7. #d9d7e5
  8. #e3e1eb
  9. #ecebf2
  10. #f6f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a19bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a19bbd
  2. #9e98b7
  3. #9a96b1
  4. #9793ab
  5. #9490a5
  6. #918e9f
  7. #8d8b98
  8. #8a8892
  9. #87858c
  10. #838386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a09dac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #949fbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #949fbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ca0a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #999ebe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #999dbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e9eb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a19bbd {
  color: #a19bbd;
}
Background
.bg-a19bbd {
  background-color: #a19bbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a19bbd {
  border: 2px solid #a19bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a19bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 155 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 20% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a19bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a19bbd, #b29bbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a19bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 155 189 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.79 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 6.89 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.44 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.83 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.26 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.71 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 12.40 #5e6442 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#a19bbd  rgb(161, 155, 189)  hsl(251, 20%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#b7bd9b  rgb(183, 189, 155)  hsl(71, 20%, 67%)  Sage
#bda19b  rgb(189, 161, 155)  hsl(11, 20%, 67%)  Silver Pink
#9bbda1  rgb(155, 189, 161)  hsl(131, 20%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green