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#A499BF

#a499bf ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a499bf is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 60% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.14% cyan, 19.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 257.37°, with 22.89% 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 7.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 6.44.

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Relative luminance0.3444

Complementary

  1. #a499bf
  2. #b4bf99

Split complementary

  1. #a499bf
  2. #bfb799
  3. #a1bf99

Analogous

  1. #99a1bf
  2. #a499bf
  3. #b799bf

Triadic

  1. #a499bf
  2. #bfa499
  3. #99bfa4

Tetradic

  1. #a499bf
  2. #bf99b4
  3. #b4bf99
  4. #99bfa4

Square

  1. #a499bf
  2. #bf99a1
  3. #b4bf99
  4. #99bfb7

Monochromatic

  1. #564a75
  2. #7a6aa2
  3. #a499bf
  4. #cec8dc
  5. #f4f2f7

Shades

#a499bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a499bf
  2. #948aac
  3. #837a99
  4. #736b86
  5. #625c73
  6. #524d60
  7. #423d4c
  8. #312e39
  9. #211f26
  10. #100f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#a499bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a499bf
  2. #ada3c5
  3. #b6adcc
  4. #bfb8d2
  5. #c8c2d9
  6. #d2ccdf
  7. #dbd6e5
  8. #e4e0ec
  9. #edebf2
  10. #f6f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a499bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a499bf
  2. #a097b9
  3. #9d94b2
  4. #9992ac
  5. #968fa6
  6. #928da0
  7. #8e8a99
  8. #8b8893
  9. #87858d
  10. #848386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a19cac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #919fc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #939ebe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f9ea6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #999cc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a9cbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a19cb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a499bf {
  color: #a499bf;
}
Background
.bg-a499bf {
  background-color: #a499bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a499bf {
  border: 2px solid #a499bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a499bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 153 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 23% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a499bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a499bf, #b799bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a499bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 153 191 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.44 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.62 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.46 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.88 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.20 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.26 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.20 #5b6640 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#a499bf  rgb(164, 153, 191)  hsl(257, 23%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#b4bf99  rgb(180, 191, 153)  hsl(77, 23%, 67%)  Sage
#bfa499  rgb(191, 164, 153)  hsl(17, 23%, 67%)  Silver Pink
#99bfa4  rgb(153, 191, 164)  hsl(137, 23%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green