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#AAA3C4

#aaa3c4 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aaa3c4 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 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.27% cyan, 16.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 252.73°, with 21.85% saturation and 70.39% 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 Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 6.13.

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Relative luminance0.3873

Complementary

  1. #aaa3c4
  2. #bdc4a3

Split complementary

  1. #aaa3c4
  2. #c4baa3
  3. #acc4a3

Analogous

  1. #a3acc4
  2. #aaa3c4
  3. #baa3c4

Triadic

  1. #aaa3c4
  2. #c4aaa3
  3. #a3c4aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa3c4
  2. #c4a3bd
  3. #bdc4a3
  4. #a3c4aa

Square

  1. #aaa3c4
  2. #c4a3ac
  3. #bdc4a3
  4. #a3c4ba

Monochromatic

  1. #5a507d
  2. #7f74a6
  3. #aaa3c4
  4. #d5d2e2
  5. #f4f3f7

Shades

#aaa3c4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa3c4
  2. #9993b0
  3. #88829d
  4. #777289
  5. #666276
  6. #555262
  7. #44414e
  8. #33313b
  9. #222127
  10. #111014
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa3c4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa3c4
  2. #b3acca
  3. #bbb5d0
  4. #c4bfd6
  5. #ccc8dc
  6. #d5d1e2
  7. #dddae7
  8. #e6e3ed
  9. #eeedf3
  10. #f7f6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa3c4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa3c4
  2. #a6a0bd
  3. #a29cb6
  4. #9d99b0
  5. #9995a9
  6. #9592a2
  7. #918e9b
  8. #8d8b94
  9. #88878e
  10. #848487
  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 #a8a6b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ca7c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9da7c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5a8ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2a6c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2a5c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7a6b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa3c4 {
  color: #aaa3c4;
}
Background
.bg-aaa3c4 {
  background-color: #aaa3c4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa3c4 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa3c4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa3c4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 163 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 22% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa3c4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa3c4, #baa3c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa3c4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 163 196 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.13 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.19 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.51 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.63 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.20 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.93 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.82 #555c3b Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#aaa3c4  rgb(170, 163, 196)  hsl(253, 22%, 70%)  Pastel Purple
#bdc4a3  rgb(189, 196, 163)  hsl(73, 22%, 70%)  Sage
#c4aaa3  rgb(196, 170, 163)  hsl(13, 22%, 70%)  Silver Pink
#a3c4aa  rgb(163, 196, 170)  hsl(133, 22%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green