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#A99FBB

#a99fbb ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a99fbb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 62.35% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.63% cyan, 14.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 261.43°, with 17.07% 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 8.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.32.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3682

Complementary

  1. #a99fbb
  2. #b1bb9f

Split complementary

  1. #a99fbb
  2. #bbb79f
  3. #a3bb9f

Analogous

  1. #9fa3bb
  2. #a99fbb
  3. #b79fbb

Triadic

  1. #a99fbb
  2. #bba99f
  3. #9fbba9

Tetradic

  1. #a99fbb
  2. #bb9fb1
  3. #b1bb9f
  4. #9fbba9

Square

  1. #a99fbb
  2. #bb9fa3
  3. #b1bb9f
  4. #9fbbb7

Monochromatic

  1. #5c5071
  2. #81729b
  3. #a99fbb
  4. #d1ccdb
  5. #f4f3f7

Shades

#a99fbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a99fbb
  2. #988fa8
  3. #877f96
  4. #766f83
  5. #655f70
  6. #55505e
  7. #44404b
  8. #333038
  9. #222025
  10. #111013
  11. #000000

Tints

#a99fbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a99fbb
  2. #b2a9c2
  3. #bab2c9
  4. #c3bccf
  5. #cbc5d6
  6. #d4cfdd
  7. #ddd9e4
  8. #e5e2eb
  9. #eeecf1
  10. #f6f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a99fbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a99fbb
  2. #a59cb5
  3. #a199af
  4. #9d96a9
  5. #9993a3
  6. #95909e
  7. #908c98
  8. #8c8992
  9. #88868c
  10. #848386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6a2ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa3bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ca3ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6a3a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0a2bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1a2ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7a1b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a99fbb {
  color: #a99fbb;
}
Background
.bg-a99fbb {
  background-color: #a99fbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a99fbb {
  border: 2px solid #a99fbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a99fbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 159 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 17% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a99fbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a99fbb, #b79fbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a99fbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 159 187 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.32 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.29 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.51 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.80 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.95 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.65 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.86 #566044 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#a99fbb  rgb(169, 159, 187)  hsl(261, 17%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#b1bb9f  rgb(177, 187, 159)  hsl(81, 17%, 68%)  Ash Gray
#bba99f  rgb(187, 169, 159)  hsl(21, 17%, 68%)  Silver Pink
#9fbba9  rgb(159, 187, 169)  hsl(141, 17%, 68%)  Opal