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#A690BC

#a690bc ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a690bc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 56.47% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.7% cyan, 23.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 24.72% saturation and 65.1% 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 7.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 7.56.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3168

Complementary

  1. #a690bc
  2. #a6bc90

Split complementary

  1. #a690bc
  2. #bcbc90
  3. #90bc90

Analogous

  1. #9090bc
  2. #a690bc
  3. #bc90bc

Triadic

  1. #a690bc
  2. #bca690
  3. #90bca6

Tetradic

  1. #a690bc
  2. #bc90a6
  3. #a6bc90
  4. #90bca6

Square

  1. #a690bc
  2. #bc9090
  3. #a6bc90
  4. #90bcbc

Monochromatic

  1. #5a4370
  2. #80609f
  3. #a690bc
  4. #ccc0d9
  5. #f3eff6

Shades

#a690bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a690bc
  2. #9582a9
  3. #857396
  4. #746584
  5. #645671
  6. #53485e
  7. #423a4b
  8. #322b38
  9. #211d26
  10. #110e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#a690bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a690bc
  2. #af9bc3
  3. #b8a6c9
  4. #c1b1d0
  5. #cabcd7
  6. #d3c8de
  7. #dbd3e4
  8. #e4deeb
  9. #ede9f2
  10. #f6f4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a690bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a690bc
  2. #a28eb6
  3. #9e8db0
  4. #9b8baa
  5. #978aa4
  6. #93889e
  7. #8f8698
  8. #8b8592
  9. #88838c
  10. #848286
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e95a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8998be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d99bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3969f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9595bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9895bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a493ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a690bc {
  color: #a690bc;
}
Background
.bg-a690bc {
  background-color: #a690bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a690bc {
  border: 2px solid #a690bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a690bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 144 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 25% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a690bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a690bc, #bc90bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a690bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 144 188 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.56 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.12 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.13 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.29 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.81 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.48 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.91 #596f43 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#a690bc  rgb(166, 144, 188)  hsl(270, 25%, 65%)  Pastel Purple
#a6bc90  rgb(166, 188, 144)  hsl(90, 25%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#bca690  rgb(188, 166, 144)  hsl(30, 25%, 65%)  Tan
#90bca6  rgb(144, 188, 166)  hsl(150, 25%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green