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#A8A3BD

#a8a3bd ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a8a3bd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 63.92% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.11% cyan, 13.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 251.54°, with 16.46% saturation and 69.02% 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 8.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 6.01.

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Relative luminance0.3819

Complementary

  1. #a8a3bd
  2. #b8bda3

Split complementary

  1. #a8a3bd
  2. #bdb5a3
  3. #abbda3

Analogous

  1. #a3abbd
  2. #a8a3bd
  3. #b5a3bd

Triadic

  1. #a8a3bd
  2. #bda8a3
  3. #a3bda8

Tetradic

  1. #a8a3bd
  2. #bda3b8
  3. #b8bda3
  4. #a3bda8

Square

  1. #a8a3bd
  2. #bda3ab
  3. #b8bda3
  4. #a3bdb5

Monochromatic

  1. #595374
  2. #7e769d
  3. #a8a3bd
  4. #d2d0dd
  5. #f4f3f6

Shades

#a8a3bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8a3bd
  2. #9793aa
  3. #868297
  4. #767284
  5. #656271
  6. #54525f
  7. #43414c
  8. #323139
  9. #222126
  10. #111013
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8a3bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8a3bd
  2. #b1acc4
  3. #b9b5ca
  4. #c2bfd1
  5. #cbc8d7
  6. #d4d1de
  7. #dcdae5
  8. #e5e3eb
  9. #eeedf2
  10. #f6f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8a3bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8a3bd
  2. #a4a0b7
  3. #a09cb1
  4. #9c99ab
  5. #9895a5
  6. #94929f
  7. #908e98
  8. #8c8b92
  9. #88878c
  10. #848486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7a5b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ea6be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ea6bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4a7ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2a5be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2a5bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a6a5b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8a3bd {
  color: #a8a3bd;
}
Background
.bg-a8a3bd {
  background-color: #a8a3bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8a3bd {
  border: 2px solid #a8a3bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8a3bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 163 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 16% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8a3bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8a3bd, #b5a3bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8a3bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 163 189 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.01 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.51 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.10 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.65 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.51 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.17 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.28 #575c42 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#a8a3bd  rgb(168, 163, 189)  hsl(252, 16%, 69%)  Pastel Purple
#b8bda3  rgb(184, 189, 163)  hsl(72, 16%, 69%)  Sage
#bda8a3  rgb(189, 168, 163)  hsl(12, 16%, 69%)  Silver Pink
#a3bda8  rgb(163, 189, 168)  hsl(132, 16%, 69%)  Opal