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#AA99BC

#aa99bc ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aa99bc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 60% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.57% cyan, 18.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 269.14°, with 20.71% saturation and 66.86% 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 7.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.56.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3496

Complementary

  1. #aa99bc
  2. #abbc99

Split complementary

  1. #aa99bc
  2. #bcbb99
  3. #99bc99

Analogous

  1. #9999bc
  2. #aa99bc
  3. #bb99bc

Triadic

  1. #aa99bc
  2. #bcaa99
  3. #99bcaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa99bc
  2. #bc99ab
  3. #abbc99
  4. #99bcaa

Square

  1. #aa99bc
  2. #bc9999
  3. #abbc99
  4. #99bcbb

Monochromatic

  1. #5d4b71
  2. #846b9e
  3. #aa99bc
  4. #d0c7da
  5. #f5f3f7

Shades

#aa99bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa99bc
  2. #998aa9
  3. #887a96
  4. #776b84
  5. #665c71
  6. #554d5e
  7. #443d4b
  8. #332e38
  9. #221f26
  10. #110f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa99bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa99bc
  2. #b3a3c3
  3. #bbadc9
  4. #c4b8d0
  5. #ccc2d7
  6. #d5ccde
  7. #ddd6e4
  8. #e6e0eb
  9. #eeebf2
  10. #f7f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa99bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa99bc
  2. #a697b6
  3. #a294b0
  4. #9d92aa
  5. #998fa4
  6. #958d9e
  7. #918a98
  8. #8d8892
  9. #88858c
  10. #848386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a49dac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #939fbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96a0bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a89da5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d9dbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f9dbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a99caf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa99bc {
  color: #aa99bc;
}
Background
.bg-aa99bc {
  background-color: #aa99bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa99bc {
  border: 2px solid #aa99bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa99bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 153 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 21% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa99bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa99bc, #bb99bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa99bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 153 188 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.56 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.21 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.01 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.51 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.11 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.08 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.57 #556643 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#aa99bc  rgb(170, 153, 188)  hsl(269, 21%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#abbc99  rgb(171, 188, 153)  hsl(89, 21%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#bcaa99  rgb(188, 170, 153)  hsl(29, 21%, 67%)  Tan
#99bcaa  rgb(153, 188, 170)  hsl(149, 21%, 67%)  Opal