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#A49CC1

#a49cc1 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a49cc1 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 61.18% green and 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.03% cyan, 19.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 252.97°, with 22.98% saturation and 68.43% 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 8.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 6.71.

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Relative luminance0.3552

Complementary

  1. #a49cc1
  2. #b9c19c

Split complementary

  1. #a49cc1
  2. #c1b69c
  3. #a6c19c

Analogous

  1. #9ca6c1
  2. #a49cc1
  3. #b69cc1

Triadic

  1. #a49cc1
  2. #c1a49c
  3. #9cc1a4

Tetradic

  1. #a49cc1
  2. #c19cb9
  3. #b9c19c
  4. #9cc1a4

Square

  1. #a49cc1
  2. #c19ca6
  3. #b9c19c
  4. #9cc1b6

Monochromatic

  1. #554b79
  2. #796da4
  3. #a49cc1
  4. #cfcbde
  5. #f3f2f7

Shades

#a49cc1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a49cc1
  2. #948cae
  3. #837d9a
  4. #736d87
  5. #625e74
  6. #524e61
  7. #423e4d
  8. #312f3a
  9. #211f27
  10. #101013
  11. #000000

Tints

#a49cc1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a49cc1
  2. #ada6c7
  3. #b6b0cd
  4. #bfbad4
  5. #c8c4da
  6. #d2cee0
  7. #dbd7e6
  8. #e4e1ec
  9. #edebf3
  10. #f6f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a49cc1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a49cc1
  2. #a099bb
  3. #9d96b4
  4. #9994ae
  5. #9691a7
  6. #928ea1
  7. #8e8b9a
  8. #8b8894
  9. #87868d
  10. #848387
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a29faf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #94a1c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95a0c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9fa2a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b9fc2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b9fc0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a19fb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a49cc1 {
  color: #a49cc1;
}
Background
.bg-a49cc1 {
  background-color: #a49cc1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a49cc1 {
  border: 2px solid #a49cc1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a49cc1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 156 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 23% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a49cc1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a49cc1, #b69cc1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a49cc1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 156 193 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.71 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.84 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.94 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.07 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.42 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.64 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 12.15 #5b633e Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#a49cc1  rgb(164, 156, 193)  hsl(253, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#b9c19c  rgb(185, 193, 156)  hsl(73, 23%, 68%)  Sage
#c1a49c  rgb(193, 164, 156)  hsl(13, 23%, 68%)  Silver Pink
#9cc1a4  rgb(156, 193, 164)  hsl(133, 23%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green