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#A999BC

#a999bc ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a999bc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 60% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.11% cyan, 18.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 267.43°, with 20.71% saturation and 66.86% 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 7.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.72.

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Relative luminance0.3485

Complementary

  1. #a999bc
  2. #acbc99

Split complementary

  1. #a999bc
  2. #bcba99
  3. #9abc99

Analogous

  1. #999abc
  2. #a999bc
  3. #ba99bc

Triadic

  1. #a999bc
  2. #bca999
  3. #99bca9

Tetradic

  1. #a999bc
  2. #bc99ac
  3. #acbc99
  4. #99bca9

Square

  1. #a999bc
  2. #bc999a
  3. #acbc99
  4. #99bcba

Monochromatic

  1. #5c4b71
  2. #826b9e
  3. #a999bc
  4. #d0c7da
  5. #f5f3f7

Shades

#a999bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a999bc
  2. #988aa9
  3. #877a96
  4. #766b84
  5. #655c71
  6. #554d5e
  7. #443d4b
  8. #332e38
  9. #221f26
  10. #110f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#a999bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a999bc
  2. #b2a3c3
  3. #baadc9
  4. #c3b8d0
  5. #cbc2d7
  6. #d4ccde
  7. #ddd6e4
  8. #e5e0eb
  9. #eeebf2
  10. #f6f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a999bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a999bc
  2. #a597b6
  3. #a194b0
  4. #9d92aa
  5. #998fa4
  6. #958d9e
  7. #908a98
  8. #8c8892
  9. #88858c
  10. #848386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a39dac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #939fbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96a0bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a69ea5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c9dbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e9dbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a79caf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a999bc {
  color: #a999bc;
}
Background
.bg-a999bc {
  background-color: #a999bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a999bc {
  border: 2px solid #a999bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a999bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 153 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 21% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a999bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a999bc, #ba99bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a999bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 153 188 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.72 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.26 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.31 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.68 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.81 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.81 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.62 #566643 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#a999bc  rgb(169, 153, 188)  hsl(267, 21%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#acbc99  rgb(172, 188, 153)  hsl(87, 21%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#bca999  rgb(188, 169, 153)  hsl(27, 21%, 67%)  Silver Pink
#99bca9  rgb(153, 188, 169)  hsl(147, 21%, 67%)  Opal