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#A99BC0

#a99bc0 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a99bc0 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 60.78% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.98% cyan, 19.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 262.7°, with 22.7% 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 8.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.43.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3568

Complementary

  1. #a99bc0
  2. #b2c09b

Split complementary

  1. #a99bc0
  2. #c0bc9b
  3. #a0c09b

Analogous

  1. #9ba0c0
  2. #a99bc0
  3. #bc9bc0

Triadic

  1. #a99bc0
  2. #c0a99b
  3. #9bc0a9

Tetradic

  1. #a99bc0
  2. #c09bb2
  3. #b2c09b
  4. #9bc0a9

Square

  1. #a99bc0
  2. #c09ba0
  3. #b2c09b
  4. #9bc0bc

Monochromatic

  1. #5c4b77
  2. #816ca2
  3. #a99bc0
  4. #d1cade
  5. #f4f2f7

Shades

#a99bc0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a99bc0
  2. #988cad
  3. #877c9a
  4. #766d86
  5. #655d73
  6. #554e60
  7. #443e4d
  8. #332f3a
  9. #221f26
  10. #111013
  11. #000000

Tints

#a99bc0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a99bc0
  2. #b2a5c6
  3. #baafcd
  4. #c3b9d3
  5. #cbc3d9
  6. #d4cde0
  7. #ddd7e6
  8. #e5e1ec
  9. #eeebf2
  10. #f6f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a99bc0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a99bc0
  2. #a598ba
  3. #a196b3
  4. #9d93ad
  5. #9990a6
  6. #958ea0
  7. #908b9a
  8. #8c8893
  9. #88858d
  10. #848386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a49fae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #94a1c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97a1bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5a0a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d9fc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e9fbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a79eb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a99bc0 {
  color: #a99bc0;
}
Background
.bg-a99bc0 {
  background-color: #a99bc0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a99bc0 {
  border: 2px solid #a99bc0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a99bc0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 155 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 23% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a99bc0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a99bc0, #bc9bc0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a99bc0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 155 192 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.43 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.06 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.61 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.42 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.54 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.86 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.69 #56643f Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#a99bc0  rgb(169, 155, 192)  hsl(263, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#b2c09b  rgb(178, 192, 155)  hsl(83, 23%, 68%)  Sage
#c0a99b  rgb(192, 169, 155)  hsl(23, 23%, 68%)  Silver Pink
#9bc0a9  rgb(155, 192, 169)  hsl(143, 23%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green