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#A59EB3

#a59eb3 ≈ Rose Quartz

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a59eb3 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 61.96% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.82% cyan, 11.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 260°, with 12.14% saturation and 66.08% 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 8.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 4.64.

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Relative luminance0.3571

Complementary

  1. #a59eb3
  2. #acb39e

Split complementary

  1. #a59eb3
  2. #b3b09e
  3. #a2b39e

Analogous

  1. #9ea2b3
  2. #a59eb3
  3. #b09eb3

Triadic

  1. #a59eb3
  2. #b3a59e
  3. #9eb3a5

Tetradic

  1. #a59eb3
  2. #b39eac
  3. #acb39e
  4. #9eb3a5

Square

  1. #a59eb3
  2. #b39ea2
  3. #acb39e
  4. #9eb3b0

Monochromatic

  1. #585167
  2. #7d7391
  3. #a59eb3
  4. #cdc9d5
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#a59eb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a59eb3
  2. #958ea1
  3. #847e8f
  4. #746f7d
  5. #635f6b
  6. #534f5a
  7. #423f48
  8. #322f36
  9. #212024
  10. #111012
  11. #000000

Tints

#a59eb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a59eb3
  2. #aea8bb
  3. #b7b1c2
  4. #c0bbca
  5. #c9c5d1
  6. #d2cfd9
  7. #dbd8e1
  8. #e4e2e8
  9. #edecf0
  10. #f6f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a59eb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a59eb3
  2. #a19bae
  3. #9e98a9
  4. #9a95a4
  5. #96929f
  6. #938f9a
  7. #8f8c94
  8. #8b898f
  9. #87868a
  10. #848385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3a0a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa1b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ba1b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3a1a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fa0b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fa0b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4a0ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a59eb3 {
  color: #a59eb3;
}
Background
.bg-a59eb3 {
  background-color: #a59eb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a59eb3 {
  border: 2px solid #a59eb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a59eb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 158 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 12% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a59eb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a59eb3, #b09eb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a59eb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 158 179 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 4.64 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.27 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.32 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.00 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.93 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.93 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.95 #5a614c Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#a59eb3  rgb(165, 158, 179)  hsl(260, 12%, 66%)  Rose Quartz
#acb39e  rgb(172, 179, 158)  hsl(80, 12%, 66%)  Ash Gray
#b3a59e  rgb(179, 165, 158)  hsl(20, 12%, 66%)  Silver Pink
#9eb3a5  rgb(158, 179, 165)  hsl(140, 12%, 66%)  Opal