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#A99FCB

#a99fcb ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a99fcb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.75% cyan, 21.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 253.64°, with 29.73% saturation and 70.98% 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 8.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 7.81.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3754

Complementary

  1. #a99fcb
  2. #c1cb9f

Split complementary

  1. #a99fcb
  2. #cbbf9f
  3. #abcb9f

Analogous

  1. #9fabcb
  2. #a99fcb
  3. #bf9fcb

Triadic

  1. #a99fcb
  2. #cba99f
  3. #9fcba9

Tetradic

  1. #a99fcb
  2. #cb9fc1
  3. #c1cb9f
  4. #9fcba9

Square

  1. #a99fcb
  2. #cb9fab
  3. #c1cb9f
  4. #9fcbbf

Monochromatic

  1. #584988
  2. #7d6db0
  3. #a99fcb
  4. #d5d1e6
  5. #f3f2f8

Shades

#a99fcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a99fcb
  2. #988fb7
  3. #877fa2
  4. #766f8e
  5. #655f7a
  6. #555066
  7. #444051
  8. #33303d
  9. #222029
  10. #111014
  11. #000000

Tints

#a99fcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a99fcb
  2. #b2a9d0
  3. #bab2d5
  4. #c3bcdb
  5. #cbc5e0
  6. #d4cfe5
  7. #ddd9ea
  8. #e5e2ef
  9. #eeecf5
  10. #f6f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a99fcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a99fcb
  2. #a59cc4
  3. #a199bc
  4. #9d96b5
  5. #9993ad
  6. #9590a6
  7. #908c9e
  8. #8c8997
  9. #88868f
  10. #848388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7a3b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96a5cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97a4ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3a6ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ea3cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ea2ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a5a3ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a99fcb {
  color: #a99fcb;
}
Background
.bg-a99fcb {
  background-color: #a99fcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a99fcb {
  border: 2px solid #a99fcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a99fcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 159 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 30% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a99fcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a99fcb, #bf9fcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a99fcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 159 203 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.81 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.94 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.04 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.83 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.56 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.57 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 12.10 #566034 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#a99fcb  rgb(169, 159, 203)  hsl(254, 30%, 71%)  Pastel Purple
#c1cb9f  rgb(193, 203, 159)  hsl(74, 30%, 71%)  Sage
#cba99f  rgb(203, 169, 159)  hsl(14, 30%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#9fcba9  rgb(159, 203, 169)  hsl(134, 30%, 71%)  Dark Sea Green