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#AAA2BF

#aaa2bf ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aaa2bf is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 63.53% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.99% cyan, 15.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 256.55°, with 18.47% saturation and 69.22% 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 8.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.15.

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Relative luminance0.3815

Complementary

  1. #aaa2bf
  2. #b7bfa2

Split complementary

  1. #aaa2bf
  2. #bfb9a2
  3. #a9bfa2

Analogous

  1. #a2a9bf
  2. #aaa2bf
  3. #b9a2bf

Triadic

  1. #aaa2bf
  2. #bfaaa2
  3. #a2bfaa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa2bf
  2. #bfa2b7
  3. #b7bfa2
  4. #a2bfaa

Square

  1. #aaa2bf
  2. #bfa2a9
  3. #b7bfa2
  4. #a2bfb9

Monochromatic

  1. #5c5276
  2. #8175a0
  3. #aaa2bf
  4. #d3cfde
  5. #f4f3f7

Shades

#aaa2bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa2bf
  2. #9992ac
  3. #888299
  4. #777186
  5. #666173
  6. #555160
  7. #44414c
  8. #333139
  9. #222026
  10. #111013
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa2bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa2bf
  2. #b3abc5
  3. #bbb5cc
  4. #c4bed2
  5. #ccc7d9
  6. #d5d1df
  7. #dddae5
  8. #e6e3ec
  9. #eeecf2
  10. #f7f6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa2bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa2bf
  2. #a69fb9
  3. #a29bb2
  4. #9d98ac
  5. #9994a6
  6. #9591a0
  7. #918e99
  8. #8d8a93
  9. #88878d
  10. #848386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8a4b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ca6c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ea6be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6a6ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2a4c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a4be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8a4b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa2bf {
  color: #aaa2bf;
}
Background
.bg-aaa2bf {
  background-color: #aaa2bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa2bf {
  border: 2px solid #aaa2bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa2bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 162 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 18% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa2bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa2bf, #b9a2bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa2bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 162 191 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.15 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.27 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.91 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.47 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.15 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.60 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.60 #555d40 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#aaa2bf  rgb(170, 162, 191)  hsl(257, 18%, 69%)  Pastel Purple
#b7bfa2  rgb(183, 191, 162)  hsl(77, 18%, 69%)  Sage
#bfaaa2  rgb(191, 170, 162)  hsl(17, 18%, 69%)  Silver Pink
#a2bfaa  rgb(162, 191, 170)  hsl(137, 18%, 69%)  Opal