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#A693BC

#a693bc ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a693bc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 57.65% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.7% cyan, 21.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 267.8°, with 23.43% saturation and 65.69% 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 7.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 6.65.

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Relative luminance0.3261

Complementary

  1. #a693bc
  2. #a9bc93

Split complementary

  1. #a693bc
  2. #bcbb93
  3. #95bc93

Analogous

  1. #9395bc
  2. #a693bc
  3. #bb93bc

Triadic

  1. #a693bc
  2. #bca693
  3. #93bca6

Tetradic

  1. #a693bc
  2. #bc93a9
  3. #a9bc93
  4. #93bca6

Square

  1. #a693bc
  2. #bc9395
  3. #a9bc93
  4. #93bcbb

Monochromatic

  1. #594670
  2. #7f649f
  3. #a693bc
  4. #cdc2d9
  5. #f4f1f7

Shades

#a693bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a693bc
  2. #9584a9
  3. #857696
  4. #746784
  5. #645871
  6. #534a5e
  7. #423b4b
  8. #322c38
  9. #211d26
  10. #110f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#a693bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a693bc
  2. #af9ec3
  3. #b8a9c9
  4. #c1b3d0
  5. #cabed7
  6. #d3c9de
  7. #dbd4e4
  8. #e4dfeb
  9. #ede9f2
  10. #f6f4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a693bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a693bc
  2. #a291b6
  3. #9e8fb0
  4. #9b8daa
  5. #978ba4
  6. #938a9e
  7. #8f8898
  8. #8b8692
  9. #88848c
  10. #848286
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f98a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c9abe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f9bbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a398a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9797bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9998bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a496ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a693bc {
  color: #a693bc;
}
Background
.bg-a693bc {
  background-color: #a693bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a693bc {
  border: 2px solid #a693bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a693bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 147 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 23% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a693bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a693bc, #bb93bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a693bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 147 188 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.65 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.90 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.94 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.28 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.34 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.27 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.45 #596c43 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#a693bc  rgb(166, 147, 188)  hsl(268, 23%, 66%)  Pastel Purple
#a9bc93  rgb(169, 188, 147)  hsl(88, 23%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green
#bca693  rgb(188, 166, 147)  hsl(28, 23%, 66%)  Tan
#93bca6  rgb(147, 188, 166)  hsl(148, 23%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green