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#A997C3

#a997c3 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a997c3 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 59.22% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.33% cyan, 22.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 264.55°, with 26.83% saturation and 67.84% 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 7.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 7.03.

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Relative luminance0.3451

Complementary

  1. #a997c3
  2. #b1c397

Split complementary

  1. #a997c3
  2. #c3bf97
  3. #9bc397

Analogous

  1. #979bc3
  2. #a997c3
  3. #bf97c3

Triadic

  1. #a997c3
  2. #c3a997
  3. #97c3a9

Tetradic

  1. #a997c3
  2. #c397b1
  3. #b1c397
  4. #97c3a9

Square

  1. #a997c3
  2. #c3979b
  3. #b1c397
  4. #97c3bf

Monochromatic

  1. #5c477a
  2. #8166a7
  3. #a997c3
  4. #d1c8df
  5. #f4f2f8

Shades

#a997c3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a997c3
  2. #9888b0
  3. #87799c
  4. #766a89
  5. #655b75
  6. #554c62
  7. #443c4e
  8. #332d3b
  9. #221e27
  10. #110f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#a997c3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a997c3
  2. #b2a1c9
  3. #baaccf
  4. #c3b6d5
  5. #cbc1db
  6. #d4cbe1
  7. #ddd5e7
  8. #e5e0ed
  9. #eeeaf3
  10. #f6f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a997c3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a997c3
  2. #a595bc
  3. #a192b6
  4. #9d90af
  5. #998ea8
  6. #958ca2
  7. #90899b
  8. #8c8794
  9. #88858d
  10. #848287
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a39cae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f9ec5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #929fc2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a59da6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a9bc4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c9cc2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a79bb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a997c3 {
  color: #a997c3;
}
Background
.bg-a997c3 {
  background-color: #a997c3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a997c3 {
  border: 2px solid #a997c3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a997c3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 151 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 27% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a997c3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a997c3, #bf97c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a997c3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 151 195 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.03 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.30 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.58 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.72 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.05 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.43 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.84 #56683c Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#a997c3  rgb(169, 151, 195)  hsl(265, 27%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#b1c397  rgb(177, 195, 151)  hsl(85, 27%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#c3a997  rgb(195, 169, 151)  hsl(25, 27%, 68%)  Silver Pink
#97c3a9  rgb(151, 195, 169)  hsl(145, 27%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green