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#A596C2

#a596c2 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a596c2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 58.82% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.95% cyan, 22.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 260.45°, with 26.51% 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 7.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 7.49.

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Relative luminance0.3371

Complementary

  1. #a596c2
  2. #b3c296

Split complementary

  1. #a596c2
  2. #c2bb96
  3. #9dc296

Analogous

  1. #969dc2
  2. #a596c2
  3. #bb96c2

Triadic

  1. #a596c2
  2. #c2a596
  3. #96c2a5

Tetradic

  1. #a596c2
  2. #c296b3
  3. #b3c296
  4. #96c2a5

Square

  1. #a596c2
  2. #c2969d
  3. #b3c296
  4. #96c2bb

Monochromatic

  1. #574679
  2. #7c66a6
  3. #a596c2
  4. #cec6de
  5. #f4f2f8

Shades

#a596c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a596c2
  2. #9587af
  3. #84789b
  4. #746988
  5. #635a74
  6. #534b61
  7. #423c4e
  8. #322d3a
  9. #211e27
  10. #110f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#a596c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a596c2
  2. #aea1c8
  3. #b7abce
  4. #c0b6d4
  5. #c9c0da
  6. #d2cbe1
  7. #dbd5e7
  8. #e4e0ed
  9. #edeaf3
  10. #f6f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a596c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a596c2
  2. #a194bb
  3. #9e92b5
  4. #9a8fae
  5. #968da8
  6. #938ba1
  7. #8f899a
  8. #8b8794
  9. #87848d
  10. #848287
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a09aad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d9dc4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #909dc1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a09ca5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #979ac3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #999ac1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a29ab1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a596c2 {
  color: #a596c2;
}
Background
.bg-a596c2 {
  background-color: #a596c2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a596c2 {
  border: 2px solid #a596c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a596c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 150 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 27% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a596c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a596c2, #bb96c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a596c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 150 194 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.49 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.14 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.57 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.90 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.57 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.75 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.30 #5a693d Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#a596c2  rgb(165, 150, 194)  hsl(260, 27%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#b3c296  rgb(179, 194, 150)  hsl(80, 27%, 67%)  Sage
#c2a596  rgb(194, 165, 150)  hsl(20, 27%, 67%)  Silver Pink
#96c2a5  rgb(150, 194, 165)  hsl(140, 27%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green