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#AAA5C3

#aaa5c3 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aaa5c3 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 64.71% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.82% cyan, 15.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 250°, with 20% saturation and 70.59% 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 8.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 6.42.

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Relative luminance0.394

Complementary

  1. #aaa5c3
  2. #bec3a5

Split complementary

  1. #aaa5c3
  2. #c3b9a5
  3. #afc3a5

Analogous

  1. #a5afc3
  2. #aaa5c3
  3. #b9a5c3

Triadic

  1. #aaa5c3
  2. #c3aaa5
  3. #a5c3aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa5c3
  2. #c3a5be
  3. #bec3a5
  4. #a5c3aa

Square

  1. #aaa5c3
  2. #c3a5af
  3. #bec3a5
  4. #a5c3b9

Monochromatic

  1. #5a537c
  2. #7f77a4
  3. #aaa5c3
  4. #d5d3e2
  5. #f3f3f7

Shades

#aaa5c3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa5c3
  2. #9995b0
  3. #88849c
  4. #777489
  5. #666375
  6. #555362
  7. #44424e
  8. #33323b
  9. #222127
  10. #111114
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa5c3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa5c3
  2. #b3aec9
  3. #bbb7cf
  4. #c4c0d5
  5. #ccc9db
  6. #d5d2e1
  7. #dddbe7
  8. #e6e4ed
  9. #eeedf3
  10. #f7f6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa5c3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa5c3
  2. #a6a1bc
  3. #a29eb6
  4. #9d9aaf
  5. #9996a8
  6. #9593a2
  7. #918f9b
  8. #8d8b94
  9. #88878d
  10. #848487
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9a7b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fa9c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fa8c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5a9af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3a7c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4a7c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7a8b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa5c3 {
  color: #aaa5c3;
}
Background
.bg-aaa5c3 {
  background-color: #aaa5c3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa5c3 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa5c3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa5c3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 165 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 20% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa5c3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa5c3, #b9a5c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa5c3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 165 195 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.42 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.55 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.50 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.30 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.00 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.77 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.90 #555a3c Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#aaa5c3  rgb(170, 165, 195)  hsl(250, 20%, 71%)  Pastel Purple
#bec3a5  rgb(190, 195, 165)  hsl(70, 20%, 71%)  Sage
#c3aaa5  rgb(195, 170, 165)  hsl(10, 20%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#a5c3aa  rgb(165, 195, 170)  hsl(130, 20%, 71%)  Opal