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#AAA2CC

#aaa2cc ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aaa2cc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.67% cyan, 20.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 251.43°, with 29.17% saturation and 71.76% 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 8.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 7.19.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3875

Complementary

  1. #aaa2cc
  2. #c4cca2

Split complementary

  1. #aaa2cc
  2. #ccbfa2
  3. #afcca2

Analogous

  1. #a2afcc
  2. #aaa2cc
  3. #bfa2cc

Triadic

  1. #aaa2cc
  2. #ccaaa2
  3. #a2ccaa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa2cc
  2. #cca2c4
  3. #c4cca2
  4. #a2ccaa

Square

  1. #aaa2cc
  2. #cca2af
  3. #c4cca2
  4. #a2ccbf

Monochromatic

  1. #574b8a
  2. #7d71b1
  3. #aaa2cc
  4. #d7d3e7
  5. #f3f2f8

Shades

#aaa2cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa2cc
  2. #9992b8
  3. #8882a3
  4. #77718f
  5. #66617a
  6. #555166
  7. #444152
  8. #33313d
  9. #222029
  10. #111014
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa2cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa2cc
  2. #b3abd1
  3. #bbb5d6
  4. #c4bedb
  5. #ccc7e0
  6. #d5d1e6
  7. #dddaeb
  8. #e6e3f0
  9. #eeecf5
  10. #f7f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa2cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa2cc
  2. #a69fc4
  3. #a29bbd
  4. #9d98b5
  5. #9994ae
  6. #9591a6
  7. #918e9e
  8. #8d8a97
  9. #88878f
  10. #848388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8a5b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99a8ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9aa7cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4a8b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0a5cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0a5cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a6a6bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa2cc {
  color: #aaa2cc;
}
Background
.bg-aaa2cc {
  background-color: #aaa2cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa2cc {
  border: 2px solid #aaa2cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa2cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 162 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 29% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa2cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa2cc, #bfa2cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa2cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 162 204 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.19 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.75 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.49 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.08 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.48 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.49 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 11.42 #555d33 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#aaa2cc  rgb(170, 162, 204)  hsl(251, 29%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#c4cca2  rgb(196, 204, 162)  hsl(71, 29%, 72%)  Sage
#ccaaa2  rgb(204, 170, 162)  hsl(11, 29%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#a2ccaa  rgb(162, 204, 170)  hsl(131, 29%, 72%)  Dark Sea Green