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#AA9AC1

#aa9ac1 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aa9ac1 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 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.92% cyan, 20.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 264.62°, with 23.93% saturation and 68.04% 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 8.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.7.

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Relative luminance0.3551

Complementary

  1. #aa9ac1
  2. #b1c19a

Split complementary

  1. #aa9ac1
  2. #c1be9a
  3. #9dc19a

Analogous

  1. #9a9dc1
  2. #aa9ac1
  3. #be9ac1

Triadic

  1. #aa9ac1
  2. #c1aa9a
  3. #9ac1aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa9ac1
  2. #c19ab1
  3. #b1c19a
  4. #9ac1aa

Square

  1. #aa9ac1
  2. #c19a9d
  3. #b1c19a
  4. #9ac1be

Monochromatic

  1. #5d4a78
  2. #826ba4
  3. #aa9ac1
  4. #d2c9de
  5. #f4f2f7

Shades

#aa9ac1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa9ac1
  2. #998bae
  3. #887b9a
  4. #776c87
  5. #665c74
  6. #554d61
  7. #443e4d
  8. #332e3a
  9. #221f27
  10. #110f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa9ac1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa9ac1
  2. #b3a4c7
  3. #bbaecd
  4. #c4b8d4
  5. #ccc2da
  6. #d5cde0
  7. #ddd7e6
  8. #e6e1ec
  9. #eeebf3
  10. #f7f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa9ac1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa9ac1
  2. #a697bb
  3. #a295b4
  4. #9d92ae
  5. #9990a7
  6. #958da1
  7. #918a9a
  8. #8d8894
  9. #88858d
  10. #848387
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a59eaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #93a0c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96a1c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a79fa7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d9ec2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e9ec0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a89db2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa9ac1 {
  color: #aa9ac1;
}
Background
.bg-aa9ac1 {
  background-color: #aa9ac1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa9ac1 {
  border: 2px solid #aa9ac1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa9ac1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 154 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 24% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa9ac1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa9ac1, #be9ac1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa9ac1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 154 193 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.70 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.23 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.47 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.84 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.07 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.37 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.31 #55653e Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#aa9ac1  rgb(170, 154, 193)  hsl(265, 24%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#b1c19a  rgb(177, 193, 154)  hsl(85, 24%, 68%)  Sage
#c1aa9a  rgb(193, 170, 154)  hsl(25, 24%, 68%)  Silver Pink
#9ac1aa  rgb(154, 193, 170)  hsl(145, 24%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green