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#A9A2BB

#a9a2bb ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a9a2bb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 63.53% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.63% cyan, 13.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 256.8°, with 15.53% saturation and 68.43% 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 8.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.16.

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Relative luminance0.3786

Complementary

  1. #a9a2bb
  2. #b4bba2

Split complementary

  1. #a9a2bb
  2. #bbb5a2
  3. #a7bba2

Analogous

  1. #a2a7bb
  2. #a9a2bb
  3. #b5a2bb

Triadic

  1. #a9a2bb
  2. #bba9a2
  3. #a2bba9

Tetradic

  1. #a9a2bb
  2. #bba2b4
  3. #b4bba2
  4. #a2bba9

Square

  1. #a9a2bb
  2. #bba2a7
  3. #b4bba2
  4. #a2bbb5

Monochromatic

  1. #5b5371
  2. #80769b
  3. #a9a2bb
  4. #d2cedb
  5. #f4f3f6

Shades

#a9a2bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9a2bb
  2. #9892a8
  3. #878296
  4. #767183
  5. #656170
  6. #55515e
  7. #44414b
  8. #333138
  9. #222025
  10. #111013
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9a2bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9a2bb
  2. #b2abc2
  3. #bab5c9
  4. #c3becf
  5. #cbc7d6
  6. #d4d1dd
  7. #dddae4
  8. #e5e3eb
  9. #eeecf1
  10. #f6f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9a2bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9a2bb
  2. #a59fb5
  3. #a19baf
  4. #9d98a9
  5. #9994a3
  6. #95919e
  7. #908e98
  8. #8c8a92
  9. #88878c
  10. #848386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7a4ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9da6bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ea5ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6a5aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2a4bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a4bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7a4b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9a2bb {
  color: #a9a2bb;
}
Background
.bg-a9a2bb {
  background-color: #a9a2bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a9a2bb {
  border: 2px solid #a9a2bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9a2bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 162 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 16% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9a2bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9a2bb, #b5a2bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9a2bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 162 187 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.16 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.67 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.00 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.04 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.97 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.84 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.23 #565d44 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#a9a2bb  rgb(169, 162, 187)  hsl(257, 16%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#b4bba2  rgb(180, 187, 162)  hsl(77, 16%, 68%)  Ash Gray
#bba9a2  rgb(187, 169, 162)  hsl(17, 16%, 68%)  Silver Pink
#a2bba9  rgb(162, 187, 169)  hsl(137, 16%, 68%)  Opal