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#A79BBB

#a79bbb ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a79bbb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 60.78% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.7% cyan, 17.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 262.5°, with 19.05% saturation and 67.06% 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 8.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.66.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3525

Complementary

  1. #a79bbb
  2. #afbb9b

Split complementary

  1. #a79bbb
  2. #bbb79b
  3. #9fbb9b

Analogous

  1. #9b9fbb
  2. #a79bbb
  3. #b79bbb

Triadic

  1. #a79bbb
  2. #bba79b
  3. #9bbba7

Tetradic

  1. #a79bbb
  2. #bb9baf
  3. #afbb9b
  4. #9bbba7

Square

  1. #a79bbb
  2. #bb9b9f
  3. #afbb9b
  4. #9bbbb7

Monochromatic

  1. #5a4d71
  2. #7f6d9c
  3. #a79bbb
  4. #cfc9da
  5. #f4f3f7

Shades

#a79bbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a79bbb
  2. #968ca8
  3. #867c96
  4. #756d83
  5. #645d70
  6. #544e5e
  7. #433e4b
  8. #322f38
  9. #211f25
  10. #111013
  11. #000000

Tints

#a79bbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a79bbb
  2. #b0a5c2
  3. #b9afc9
  4. #c1b9cf
  5. #cac3d6
  6. #d3cddd
  7. #dcd7e4
  8. #e5e1eb
  9. #edebf1
  10. #f6f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a79bbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a79bbb
  2. #a398b5
  3. #9f96af
  4. #9b93a9
  5. #9790a3
  6. #948e9e
  7. #908b98
  8. #8c8892
  9. #88858c
  10. #848386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a39eac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95a0bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97a0ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a49fa6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d9ebc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e9eba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a59eaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a79bbb {
  color: #a79bbb;
}
Background
.bg-a79bbb {
  background-color: #a79bbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a79bbb {
  border: 2px solid #a79bbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a79bbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 155 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 19% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a79bbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a79bbb, #b79bbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a79bbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 155 187 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.66 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.81 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.31 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.68 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.68 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.76 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.68 #586444 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#a79bbb  rgb(167, 155, 187)  hsl(263, 19%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#afbb9b  rgb(175, 187, 155)  hsl(83, 19%, 67%)  Sage
#bba79b  rgb(187, 167, 155)  hsl(23, 19%, 67%)  Silver Pink
#9bbba7  rgb(155, 187, 167)  hsl(143, 19%, 67%)  Opal