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#A89FBC

#a89fbc ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a89fbc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 62.35% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.64% cyan, 15.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 258.62°, with 17.79% saturation and 68.04% 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 8.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.8.

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Relative luminance0.3675

Complementary

  1. #a89fbc
  2. #b3bc9f

Split complementary

  1. #a89fbc
  2. #bcb79f
  3. #a5bc9f

Analogous

  1. #9fa5bc
  2. #a89fbc
  3. #b79fbc

Triadic

  1. #a89fbc
  2. #bca89f
  3. #9fbca8

Tetradic

  1. #a89fbc
  2. #bc9fb3
  3. #b3bc9f
  4. #9fbca8

Square

  1. #a89fbc
  2. #bc9fa5
  3. #b3bc9f
  4. #9fbcb7

Monochromatic

  1. #5a5072
  2. #7f729d
  3. #a89fbc
  4. #d1ccdb
  5. #f4f3f7

Shades

#a89fbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a89fbc
  2. #978fa9
  3. #867f96
  4. #766f84
  5. #655f71
  6. #54505e
  7. #43404b
  8. #323038
  9. #222026
  10. #111013
  11. #000000

Tints

#a89fbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a89fbc
  2. #b1a9c3
  3. #b9b2c9
  4. #c2bcd0
  5. #cbc5d7
  6. #d4cfde
  7. #dcd9e4
  8. #e5e2eb
  9. #eeecf2
  10. #f6f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a89fbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a89fbc
  2. #a49cb6
  3. #a099b0
  4. #9c96aa
  5. #9893a4
  6. #94909e
  7. #908c98
  8. #8c8992
  9. #88868c
  10. #848386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a2ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa3bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ba3bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5a3a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0a2bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0a1bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a6a1b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a89fbc {
  color: #a89fbc;
}
Background
.bg-a89fbc {
  background-color: #a89fbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a89fbc {
  border: 2px solid #a89fbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a89fbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 159 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 18% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a89fbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a89fbc, #b79fbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a89fbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 159 188 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.80 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.75 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.21 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.54 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.05 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.61 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.11 #576043 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#a89fbc  rgb(168, 159, 188)  hsl(259, 18%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#b3bc9f  rgb(179, 188, 159)  hsl(79, 18%, 68%)  Sage
#bca89f  rgb(188, 168, 159)  hsl(19, 18%, 68%)  Silver Pink
#9fbca8  rgb(159, 188, 168)  hsl(139, 18%, 68%)  Opal