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#A791BC

#a791bc ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a791bc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 56.86% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.17% cyan, 22.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 270.7°, with 24.29% saturation and 65.29% 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 7.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 7.17.

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Relative luminance0.321

Complementary

  1. #a791bc
  2. #a6bc91

Split complementary

  1. #a791bc
  2. #bbbc91
  3. #91bc91

Analogous

  1. #9191bc
  2. #a791bc
  3. #bc91bb

Triadic

  1. #a791bc
  2. #bca791
  3. #91bca7

Tetradic

  1. #a791bc
  2. #bc91a6
  3. #a6bc91
  4. #91bca7

Square

  1. #a791bc
  2. #bc9191
  3. #a6bc91
  4. #91bbbc

Monochromatic

  1. #5a4470
  2. #81619f
  3. #a791bc
  4. #cdc1d9
  5. #f3f0f6

Shades

#a791bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a791bc
  2. #9683a9
  3. #867496
  4. #756684
  5. #645771
  6. #54495e
  7. #433a4b
  8. #322c38
  9. #211d26
  10. #110f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#a791bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a791bc
  2. #b09cc3
  3. #b9a7c9
  4. #c1b2d0
  5. #cabdd7
  6. #d3c8de
  7. #dcd3e4
  8. #e5deeb
  9. #ede9f2
  10. #f6f4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a791bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a791bc
  2. #a38fb6
  3. #9f8eb0
  4. #9b8caa
  5. #978aa4
  6. #94899e
  7. #908798
  8. #8c8592
  9. #88838c
  10. #848286
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f96a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a99be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e9abb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a497a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9696bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9996bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a594ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a791bc {
  color: #a791bc;
}
Background
.bg-a791bc {
  background-color: #a791bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a791bc {
  border: 2px solid #a791bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a791bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 145 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 24% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a791bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a791bc, #bc91bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a791bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 145 188 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.17 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.80 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.99 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.50 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.68 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.76 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.96 #586e43 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#a791bc  rgb(167, 145, 188)  hsl(271, 24%, 65%)  Pastel Purple
#a6bc91  rgb(166, 188, 145)  hsl(91, 24%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#bca791  rgb(188, 167, 145)  hsl(31, 24%, 65%)  Tan
#91bca7  rgb(145, 188, 167)  hsl(151, 24%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green