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#A493B2

#a493b2 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a493b2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 57.65% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.87% cyan, 17.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 272.9°, with 16.76% saturation and 63.73% 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 7.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.7.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3197

Complementary

  1. #a493b2
  2. #a1b293

Split complementary

  1. #a493b2
  2. #b1b293
  3. #93b295

Analogous

  1. #9593b2
  2. #a493b2
  3. #b293b1

Triadic

  1. #a493b2
  2. #b2a493
  3. #93b2a4

Tetradic

  1. #a493b2
  2. #b293a1
  3. #a1b293
  4. #93b2a4

Square

  1. #a493b2
  2. #b29593
  3. #a1b293
  4. #93b1b2

Monochromatic

  1. #574864
  2. #7e6791
  3. #a493b2
  4. #cac0d2
  5. #efecf2

Shades

#a493b2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a493b2
  2. #9484a0
  3. #83768e
  4. #73677d
  5. #62586b
  6. #524a59
  7. #423b47
  8. #312c35
  9. #211d24
  10. #100f12
  11. #000000

Tints

#a493b2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a493b2
  2. #ad9eba
  3. #b6a9c1
  4. #bfb3c9
  5. #c8bed1
  6. #d2c9d9
  7. #dbd4e0
  8. #e4dfe8
  9. #ede9f0
  10. #f6f4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a493b2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a493b2
  2. #a091ad
  3. #9d8fa8
  4. #998da3
  5. #968b9e
  6. #928a99
  7. #8e8894
  8. #8b868f
  9. #87848a
  10. #848285
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e97a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e98b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #929ab1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3979d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9896b3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9997b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a395a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a493b2 {
  color: #a493b2;
}
Background
.bg-a493b2 {
  background-color: #a493b2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a493b2 {
  border: 2px solid #a493b2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a493b2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 147 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 17% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a493b2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a493b2, #b293b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a493b2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 147 178 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.70 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.15 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.38 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.50 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.03 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.35 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.02 #5b6c4d Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#a493b2  rgb(164, 147, 178)  hsl(273, 17%, 64%)  Pastel Purple
#a1b293  rgb(161, 178, 147)  hsl(93, 17%, 64%)  Dark Sea Green
#b2a493  rgb(178, 164, 147)  hsl(33, 17%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#93b2a4  rgb(147, 178, 164)  hsl(153, 17%, 64%)  Opal