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#AAA3BE

#aaa3be ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aaa3be is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 63.92% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.53% cyan, 14.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 255.56°, with 17.2% 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 8.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.32.

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Relative luminance0.3846

Complementary

  1. #aaa3be
  2. #b7bea3

Split complementary

  1. #aaa3be
  2. #beb8a3
  3. #aabea3

Analogous

  1. #a3aabe
  2. #aaa3be
  3. #b8a3be

Triadic

  1. #aaa3be
  2. #beaaa3
  3. #a3beaa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa3be
  2. #bea3b7
  3. #b7bea3
  4. #a3beaa

Square

  1. #aaa3be
  2. #bea3aa
  3. #b7bea3
  4. #a3beb8

Monochromatic

  1. #5c5375
  2. #81769e
  3. #aaa3be
  4. #d3d0de
  5. #f4f3f7

Shades

#aaa3be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa3be
  2. #9993ab
  3. #888298
  4. #777285
  5. #666272
  6. #55525f
  7. #44414c
  8. #333139
  9. #222126
  10. #111013
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa3be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa3be
  2. #b3acc5
  3. #bbb5cb
  4. #c4bfd2
  5. #ccc8d8
  6. #d5d1df
  7. #dddae5
  8. #e6e3ec
  9. #eeedf2
  10. #f7f6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa3be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa3be
  2. #a6a0b8
  3. #a29cb2
  4. #9d99ab
  5. #9995a5
  6. #95929f
  7. #918e99
  8. #8d8b93
  9. #88878c
  10. #848486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8a5b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ea7bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fa6bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a7a7ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3a5bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a5bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8a5b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa3be {
  color: #aaa3be;
}
Background
.bg-aaa3be {
  background-color: #aaa3be;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa3be {
  border: 2px solid #aaa3be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa3be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 163 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 17% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa3be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa3be, #b8a3be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa3be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 163 190 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.32 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.18 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.68 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.29 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.65 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.59 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.07 #555c41 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#aaa3be  rgb(170, 163, 190)  hsl(256, 17%, 69%)  Pastel Purple
#b7bea3  rgb(183, 190, 163)  hsl(76, 17%, 69%)  Sage
#beaaa3  rgb(190, 170, 163)  hsl(16, 17%, 69%)  Silver Pink
#a3beaa  rgb(163, 190, 170)  hsl(136, 17%, 69%)  Opal