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#AA9ABE

#aa9abe ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aa9abe is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 60.39% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.53% cyan, 18.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 266.67°, with 21.69% saturation and 67.45% 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 8.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.89.

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Relative luminance0.3537

Complementary

  1. #aa9abe
  2. #aebe9a

Split complementary

  1. #aa9abe
  2. #bebc9a
  3. #9cbe9a

Analogous

  1. #9a9cbe
  2. #aa9abe
  3. #bc9abe

Triadic

  1. #aa9abe
  2. #beaa9a
  3. #9abeaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa9abe
  2. #be9aae
  3. #aebe9a
  4. #9abeaa

Square

  1. #aa9abe
  2. #be9a9c
  3. #aebe9a
  4. #9abebc

Monochromatic

  1. #5d4b74
  2. #836ba0
  3. #aa9abe
  4. #d1c9dc
  5. #f5f3f7

Shades

#aa9abe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa9abe
  2. #998bab
  3. #887b98
  4. #776c85
  5. #665c72
  6. #554d5f
  7. #443e4c
  8. #332e39
  9. #221f26
  10. #110f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa9abe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa9abe
  2. #b3a4c5
  3. #bbaecb
  4. #c4b8d2
  5. #ccc2d8
  6. #d5cddf
  7. #ddd7e5
  8. #e6e1ec
  9. #eeebf2
  10. #f7f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa9abe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa9abe
  2. #a697b8
  3. #a295b2
  4. #9d92ab
  5. #9990a5
  6. #958d9f
  7. #918a99
  8. #8d8893
  9. #88858c
  10. #848386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a49ead ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #94a0c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97a1bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a79fa6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d9ebf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f9ebd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a89db0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa9abe {
  color: #aa9abe;
}
Background
.bg-aa9abe {
  background-color: #aa9abe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa9abe {
  border: 2px solid #aa9abe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa9abe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 154 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 22% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa9abe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa9abe, #bc9abe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa9abe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 154 190 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.89 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.59 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.14 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.35 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.96 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.60 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.56 #556541 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#aa9abe  rgb(170, 154, 190)  hsl(267, 22%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#aebe9a  rgb(174, 190, 154)  hsl(87, 22%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#beaa9a  rgb(190, 170, 154)  hsl(27, 22%, 67%)  Silver Pink
#9abeaa  rgb(154, 190, 170)  hsl(147, 22%, 67%)  Opal