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#AAA2C9

#aaa2c9 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aaa2c9 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 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.42% cyan, 19.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 252.31°, with 26.53% saturation and 71.18% 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 8.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 7.06.

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Relative luminance0.386

Complementary

  1. #aaa2c9
  2. #c1c9a2

Split complementary

  1. #aaa2c9
  2. #c9bea2
  3. #aec9a2

Analogous

  1. #a2aec9
  2. #aaa2c9
  3. #bea2c9

Triadic

  1. #aaa2c9
  2. #c9aaa2
  3. #a2c9aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa2c9
  2. #c9a2c1
  3. #c1c9a2
  4. #a2c9aa

Square

  1. #aaa2c9
  2. #c9a2ae
  3. #c1c9a2
  4. #a2c9be

Monochromatic

  1. #594d85
  2. #7e72ad
  3. #aaa2c9
  4. #d6d2e5
  5. #f3f2f8

Shades

#aaa2c9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa2c9
  2. #9992b5
  3. #8882a1
  4. #77718d
  5. #666179
  6. #555165
  7. #444150
  8. #33313c
  9. #222028
  10. #111014
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa2c9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa2c9
  2. #b3abce
  3. #bbb5d4
  4. #c4bed9
  5. #ccc7df
  6. #d5d1e4
  7. #dddae9
  8. #e6e3ef
  9. #eeecf4
  10. #f7f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa2c9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa2c9
  2. #a69fc2
  3. #a29bba
  4. #9d98b3
  5. #9994ac
  6. #9591a5
  7. #918e9d
  8. #8d8a96
  9. #88878f
  10. #848387
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8a5b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa7cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ba6c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4a8af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0a5ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1a5c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7a6ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa2c9 {
  color: #aaa2c9;
}
Background
.bg-aaa2c9 {
  background-color: #aaa2c9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa2c9 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa2c9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa2c9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 162 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 27% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa2c9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa2c9, #bea2c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa2c9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 162 201 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.06 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.30 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.73 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.81 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.92 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.20 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.33 #555d36 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#aaa2c9  rgb(170, 162, 201)  hsl(252, 27%, 71%)  Pastel Purple
#c1c9a2  rgb(193, 201, 162)  hsl(72, 27%, 71%)  Sage
#c9aaa2  rgb(201, 170, 162)  hsl(12, 27%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#a2c9aa  rgb(162, 201, 170)  hsl(132, 27%, 71%)  Dark Sea Green