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#A396BD

#a396bd ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a396bd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 58.82% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.76% cyan, 20.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 260°, with 22.81% saturation and 66.47% 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 7.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 6.61.

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Relative luminance0.3327

Complementary

  1. #a396bd
  2. #b0bd96

Split complementary

  1. #a396bd
  2. #bdb796
  3. #9cbd96

Analogous

  1. #969cbd
  2. #a396bd
  3. #b796bd

Triadic

  1. #a396bd
  2. #bda396
  3. #96bda3

Tetradic

  1. #a396bd
  2. #bd96b0
  3. #b0bd96
  4. #96bda3

Square

  1. #a396bd
  2. #bd969c
  3. #b0bd96
  4. #96bdb7

Monochromatic

  1. #564872
  2. #7a679f
  3. #a396bd
  4. #ccc5db
  5. #f4f2f7

Shades

#a396bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a396bd
  2. #9387aa
  3. #827897
  4. #726984
  5. #625a71
  6. #524b5f
  7. #413c4c
  8. #312d39
  9. #211e26
  10. #100f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#a396bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a396bd
  2. #aca1c4
  3. #b5abca
  4. #bfb6d1
  5. #c8c0d7
  6. #d1cbde
  7. #dad5e5
  8. #e3e0eb
  9. #edeaf2
  10. #f6f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a396bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a396bd
  2. #a094b7
  3. #9c92b1
  4. #998fab
  5. #958da5
  6. #928b9f
  7. #8e8998
  8. #8b8792
  9. #87848c
  10. #848286
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f9aaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e9cbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #909cbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f9ca3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #979abe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #989abc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a099ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a396bd {
  color: #a396bd;
}
Background
.bg-a396bd {
  background-color: #a396bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a396bd {
  border: 2px solid #a396bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a396bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 150 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 23% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a396bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a396bd, #b796bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a396bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 150 189 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.61 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.70 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.76 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.81 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.12 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.17 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.30 #5c6942 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#a396bd  rgb(163, 150, 189)  hsl(260, 23%, 66%)  Pastel Purple
#b0bd96  rgb(176, 189, 150)  hsl(80, 23%, 66%)  Sage
#bda396  rgb(189, 163, 150)  hsl(20, 23%, 66%)  Silver Pink
#96bda3  rgb(150, 189, 163)  hsl(140, 23%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green