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#AAA1BC

#aaa1bc ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aaa1bc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 63.14% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.57% cyan, 14.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 260°, with 16.77% 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 8.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.54.

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Relative luminance0.3767

Complementary

  1. #aaa1bc
  2. #b3bca1

Split complementary

  1. #aaa1bc
  2. #bcb7a1
  3. #a5bca1

Analogous

  1. #a1a5bc
  2. #aaa1bc
  3. #b7a1bc

Triadic

  1. #aaa1bc
  2. #bcaaa1
  3. #a1bcaa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa1bc
  2. #bca1b3
  3. #b3bca1
  4. #a1bcaa

Square

  1. #aaa1bc
  2. #bca1a5
  3. #b3bca1
  4. #a1bcb7

Monochromatic

  1. #5d5272
  2. #82749c
  3. #aaa1bc
  4. #d2cedc
  5. #f4f3f7

Shades

#aaa1bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa1bc
  2. #9991a9
  3. #888196
  4. #777184
  5. #666171
  6. #55515e
  7. #44404b
  8. #333038
  9. #222026
  10. #111013
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa1bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa1bc
  2. #b3aac3
  3. #bbb4c9
  4. #c4bdd0
  5. #ccc7d7
  6. #d5d0de
  7. #ddd9e4
  8. #e6e3eb
  9. #eeecf2
  10. #f7f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa1bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa1bc
  2. #a69eb6
  3. #a29ab0
  4. #9d97aa
  5. #9994a4
  6. #95919e
  7. #918d98
  8. #8d8a92
  9. #88878c
  10. #848386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7a3af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ca5bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ea5bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a7a5aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2a3bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a3bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8a3b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa1bc {
  color: #aaa1bc;
}
Background
.bg-aaa1bc {
  background-color: #aaa1bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa1bc {
  border: 2px solid #aaa1bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa1bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 161 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 17% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa1bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa1bc, #b7a1bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa1bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 161 188 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.54 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.48 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.53 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.53 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.08 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.56 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.94 #555e43 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#aaa1bc  rgb(170, 161, 188)  hsl(260, 17%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#b3bca1  rgb(179, 188, 161)  hsl(80, 17%, 68%)  Ash Gray
#bcaaa1  rgb(188, 170, 161)  hsl(20, 17%, 68%)  Silver Pink
#a1bcaa  rgb(161, 188, 170)  hsl(140, 17%, 68%)  Opal