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#A99DB6

#a99db6 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a99db6 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 61.57% green and 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.14% cyan, 13.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 268.8°, with 14.62% saturation and 66.47% 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 8.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 3.36.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3593

Complementary

  1. #a99db6
  2. #aab69d

Split complementary

  1. #a99db6
  2. #b6b59d
  3. #9db69d

Analogous

  1. #9d9db6
  2. #a99db6
  3. #b59db6

Triadic

  1. #a99db6
  2. #b6a99d
  3. #9db6a9

Tetradic

  1. #a99db6
  2. #b69daa
  3. #aab69d
  4. #9db6a9

Square

  1. #a99db6
  2. #b69d9d
  3. #aab69d
  4. #9db6b5

Monochromatic

  1. #5c4f6b
  2. #837195
  3. #a99db6
  4. #cfc9d7
  5. #f5f3f6

Shades

#a99db6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a99db6
  2. #988da4
  3. #877e92
  4. #766e7f
  5. #655e6d
  6. #554f5b
  7. #443f49
  8. #332f37
  9. #221f24
  10. #111012
  11. #000000

Tints

#a99db6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a99db6
  2. #b2a7bd
  3. #bab1c5
  4. #c3bacc
  5. #cbc4d3
  6. #d4cedb
  7. #ddd8e2
  8. #e5e2e9
  9. #eeebf0
  10. #f6f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a99db6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a99db6
  2. #a59ab1
  3. #a197ab
  4. #9d94a6
  5. #9991a0
  6. #958f9b
  7. #908c96
  8. #8c8990
  9. #88868b
  10. #848385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a0aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99a1b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ba2b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a7a0a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a09fb7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1a0b5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a89fac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a99db6 {
  color: #a99db6;
}
Background
.bg-a99db6 {
  background-color: #a99db6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a99db6 {
  border: 2px solid #a99db6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a99db6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 157 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 15% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a99db6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a99db6, #b59db6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a99db6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 157 182 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 3.36 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 3.92 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.73 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.84 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.12 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.95 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.23 #566249 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#a99db6  rgb(169, 157, 182)  hsl(269, 15%, 66%)  Pastel Purple
#aab69d  rgb(170, 182, 157)  hsl(89, 15%, 66%)  Ash Gray
#b6a99d  rgb(182, 169, 157)  hsl(29, 15%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#9db6a9  rgb(157, 182, 169)  hsl(149, 15%, 66%)  Opal