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#A29CC1

#a29cc1 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a29cc1 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 61.18% green and 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.06% cyan, 19.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 249.73°, with 22.98% saturation and 68.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 7.26.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3531

Complementary

  1. #a29cc1
  2. #bbc19c

Split complementary

  1. #a29cc1
  2. #c1b49c
  3. #a8c19c

Analogous

  1. #9ca8c1
  2. #a29cc1
  3. #b49cc1

Triadic

  1. #a29cc1
  2. #c1a29c
  3. #9cc1a2

Tetradic

  1. #a29cc1
  2. #c19cbb
  3. #bbc19c
  4. #9cc1a2

Square

  1. #a29cc1
  2. #c19ca8
  3. #bbc19c
  4. #9cc1b4

Monochromatic

  1. #534b79
  2. #766da4
  3. #a29cc1
  4. #cecbde
  5. #f3f2f7

Shades

#a29cc1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a29cc1
  2. #928cae
  3. #827d9a
  4. #716d87
  5. #615e74
  6. #514e61
  7. #413e4d
  8. #312f3a
  9. #201f27
  10. #101013
  11. #000000

Tints

#a29cc1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a29cc1
  2. #aba6c7
  3. #b5b0cd
  4. #bebad4
  5. #c7c4da
  6. #d1cee0
  7. #dad7e6
  8. #e3e1ec
  9. #ecebf3
  10. #f6f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a29cc1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a29cc1
  2. #9f99bb
  3. #9b96b4
  4. #9894ae
  5. #9491a7
  6. #918ea1
  7. #8e8b9a
  8. #8a8894
  9. #87868d
  10. #838387
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a19fae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #94a1c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94a0c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ca2a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a9fc2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a9ec0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e9fb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a29cc1 {
  color: #a29cc1;
}
Background
.bg-a29cc1 {
  background-color: #a29cc1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a29cc1 {
  border: 2px solid #a29cc1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a29cc1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 156 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 23% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a29cc1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a29cc1, #b49cc1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a29cc1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 156 193 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.26 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.38 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.53 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.20 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.10 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.13 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 12.24 #5d633e Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#a29cc1  rgb(162, 156, 193)  hsl(250, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#bbc19c  rgb(187, 193, 156)  hsl(70, 23%, 68%)  Sage
#c1a29c  rgb(193, 162, 156)  hsl(10, 23%, 68%)  Silver Pink
#9cc1a2  rgb(156, 193, 162)  hsl(130, 23%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green