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#A795BF

#a795bf ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a795bf is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 58.43% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.57% cyan, 21.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 265.71°, with 24.71% saturation and 66.67% 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 7.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 6.73.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3347

Complementary

  1. #a795bf
  2. #adbf95

Split complementary

  1. #a795bf
  2. #bfbc95
  3. #98bf95

Analogous

  1. #9598bf
  2. #a795bf
  3. #bc95bf

Triadic

  1. #a795bf
  2. #bfa795
  3. #95bfa7

Tetradic

  1. #a795bf
  2. #bf95ad
  3. #adbf95
  4. #95bfa7

Square

  1. #a795bf
  2. #bf9598
  3. #adbf95
  4. #95bfbc

Monochromatic

  1. #5a4675
  2. #7f65a2
  3. #a795bf
  4. #cfc5dc
  5. #f4f2f7

Shades

#a795bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a795bf
  2. #9686ac
  3. #867799
  4. #756886
  5. #645973
  6. #544b60
  7. #433c4c
  8. #322d39
  9. #211e26
  10. #110f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#a795bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a795bf
  2. #b0a0c5
  3. #b9aacc
  4. #c1b5d2
  5. #cabfd9
  6. #d3cadf
  7. #dcd5e5
  8. #e5dfec
  9. #edeaf2
  10. #f6f4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a795bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a795bf
  2. #a393b9
  3. #9f91b2
  4. #9b8fac
  5. #978da6
  6. #948ba0
  7. #908899
  8. #8c8693
  9. #88848d
  10. #848286
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a19aab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e9cc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #919dbe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a49ba3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9899c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a9abe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a598af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a795bf {
  color: #a795bf;
}
Background
.bg-a795bf {
  background-color: #a795bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a795bf {
  border: 2px solid #a795bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a795bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 149 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 25% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a795bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a795bf, #bc95bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a795bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 149 191 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.73 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.79 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.92 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.19 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.71 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.18 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.27 #586a40 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#a795bf  rgb(167, 149, 191)  hsl(266, 25%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#adbf95  rgb(173, 191, 149)  hsl(86, 25%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#bfa795  rgb(191, 167, 149)  hsl(26, 25%, 67%)  Tan
#95bfa7  rgb(149, 191, 167)  hsl(146, 25%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green