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#A398C0

#a398c0 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a398c0 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 59.61% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.1% cyan, 20.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 256.5°, with 24.1% 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 7.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 7.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3405

Complementary

  1. #a398c0
  2. #b5c098

Split complementary

  1. #a398c0
  2. #c0b798
  3. #a1c098

Analogous

  1. #98a1c0
  2. #a398c0
  3. #b798c0

Triadic

  1. #a398c0
  2. #c0a398
  3. #98c0a3

Tetradic

  1. #a398c0
  2. #c098b5
  3. #b5c098
  4. #98c0a3

Square

  1. #a398c0
  2. #c098a1
  3. #b5c098
  4. #98c0b7

Monochromatic

  1. #554877
  2. #7969a3
  3. #a398c0
  4. #cdc7dd
  5. #f4f2f7

Shades

#a398c0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a398c0
  2. #9389ad
  3. #827a9a
  4. #726a86
  5. #625b73
  6. #524c60
  7. #413d4d
  8. #312e3a
  9. #211e26
  10. #100f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#a398c0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a398c0
  2. #aca2c6
  3. #b5adcd
  4. #bfb7d3
  5. #c8c1d9
  6. #d1cce0
  7. #dad6e6
  8. #e3e0ec
  9. #edeaf2
  10. #f6f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a398c0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a398c0
  2. #a096ba
  3. #9c93b3
  4. #9991ad
  5. #958ea6
  6. #928ca0
  7. #8e8a9a
  8. #8b8793
  9. #87858d
  10. #848286
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a09bac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #909ec2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #919dbf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e9ea6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #989cc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #999bbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a09cb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a398c0 {
  color: #a398c0;
}
Background
.bg-a398c0 {
  background-color: #a398c0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a398c0 {
  border: 2px solid #a398c0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a398c0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 152 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 24% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a398c0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a398c0, #b798c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a398c0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 152 192 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.00 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.17 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.48 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.10 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.11 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.30 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.72 #5c673f Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#a398c0  rgb(163, 152, 192)  hsl(257, 24%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#b5c098  rgb(181, 192, 152)  hsl(77, 24%, 67%)  Sage
#c0a398  rgb(192, 163, 152)  hsl(17, 24%, 67%)  Silver Pink
#98c0a3  rgb(152, 192, 163)  hsl(137, 24%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green