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#AA99C0

#aa99c0 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aa99c0 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 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.46% cyan, 20.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 266.15°, with 23.64% saturation and 67.65% 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 8.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.65.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3513

Complementary

  1. #aa99c0
  2. #afc099

Split complementary

  1. #aa99c0
  2. #c0be99
  3. #9cc099

Analogous

  1. #999cc0
  2. #aa99c0
  3. #be99c0

Triadic

  1. #aa99c0
  2. #c0aa99
  3. #99c0aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa99c0
  2. #c099af
  3. #afc099
  4. #99c0aa

Square

  1. #aa99c0
  2. #c0999c
  3. #afc099
  4. #99c0be

Monochromatic

  1. #5d4977
  2. #836aa3
  3. #aa99c0
  4. #d1c8dd
  5. #f4f2f7

Shades

#aa99c0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa99c0
  2. #998aad
  3. #887a9a
  4. #776b86
  5. #665c73
  6. #554d60
  7. #443d4d
  8. #332e3a
  9. #221f26
  10. #110f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa99c0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa99c0
  2. #b3a3c6
  3. #bbadcd
  4. #c4b8d3
  5. #ccc2d9
  6. #d5cce0
  7. #ddd6e6
  8. #e6e0ec
  9. #eeebf2
  10. #f7f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa99c0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa99c0
  2. #a697ba
  3. #a294b3
  4. #9d92ad
  5. #998fa6
  6. #958da0
  7. #918a9a
  8. #8d8893
  9. #88858d
  10. #848386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a49dae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #929fc2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95a0bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a79ea6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c9dc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e9dbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a89cb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa99c0 {
  color: #aa99c0;
}
Background
.bg-aa99c0 {
  background-color: #aa99c0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa99c0 {
  border: 2px solid #aa99c0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa99c0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 153 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 24% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa99c0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa99c0, #be99c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa99c0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 153 192 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.65 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.11 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.39 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.80 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.23 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.74 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.08 #55663f Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#aa99c0  rgb(170, 153, 192)  hsl(266, 24%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#afc099  rgb(175, 192, 153)  hsl(86, 24%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#c0aa99  rgb(192, 170, 153)  hsl(26, 24%, 68%)  Silver Pink
#99c0aa  rgb(153, 192, 170)  hsl(146, 24%, 68%)  Opal