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#A690AD

#a690ad ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a690ad is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 56.47% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.05% cyan, 16.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 285.52°, with 15.03% saturation and 62.16% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.63.

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Relative luminance0.3107

Complementary

  1. #a690ad
  2. #97ad90

Split complementary

  1. #a690ad
  2. #a6ad90
  3. #90ad98

Analogous

  1. #9890ad
  2. #a690ad
  3. #ad90a6

Triadic

  1. #a690ad
  2. #ada690
  3. #90ada6

Tetradic

  1. #a690ad
  2. #ad9097
  3. #97ad90
  4. #90ada6

Square

  1. #a690ad
  2. #ad9890
  3. #97ad90
  4. #90a6ad

Monochromatic

  1. #58465e
  2. #82668a
  3. #a690ad
  4. #c9bcce
  5. #ede8ee

Shades

#a690ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a690ad
  2. #95829c
  3. #85738a
  4. #746579
  5. #645668
  6. #534857
  7. #423a45
  8. #322b34
  9. #211d23
  10. #110e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#a690ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a690ad
  2. #af9bb5
  3. #b8a6bd
  4. #c1b1c6
  5. #cabcce
  6. #d3c8d6
  7. #dbd3de
  8. #e4dee6
  9. #ede9ef
  10. #f6f4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a690ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a690ad
  2. #a28ea9
  3. #9e8da4
  4. #9b8ba0
  5. #978a9b
  6. #938897
  7. #8f8692
  8. #8b858e
  9. #888389
  10. #848285
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d94a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d96ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9198ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6939a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9894ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a95ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a692a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a690ad {
  color: #a690ad;
}
Background
.bg-a690ad {
  background-color: #a690ad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a690ad {
  border: 2px solid #a690ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a690ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 144 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 15% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a690ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a690ad, #ad90a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a690ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 144 173 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.63 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 4.82 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.12 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.50 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.75 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 11.00 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.08 #596f52 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#a690ad  rgb(166, 144, 173)  hsl(286, 15%, 62%)  Pastel Purple
#97ad90  rgb(151, 173, 144)  hsl(106, 15%, 62%)  Dark Sea Green
#ada690  rgb(173, 166, 144)  hsl(46, 15%, 62%)  Sage
#90ada6  rgb(144, 173, 166)  hsl(166, 15%, 62%)  Opal