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#AB89A9

#ab89a9 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#ab89a9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 53.73% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.88% magenta, 1.17% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 303.53°, with 16.83% saturation and 60.39% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 7.07.

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Relative luminance0.2941

Complementary

  1. #ab89a9
  2. #89ab8b

Split complementary

  1. #ab89a9
  2. #98ab89
  3. #89ab9c

Analogous

  1. #9c89ab
  2. #ab89a9
  3. #ab8998

Triadic

  1. #ab89a9
  2. #a9ab89
  3. #89a9ab

Tetradic

  1. #ab89a9
  2. #ab8b89
  3. #89ab8b
  4. #89a9ab

Square

  1. #ab89a9
  2. #ab9c89
  3. #89ab8b
  4. #8998ab

Monochromatic

  1. #5b4059
  2. #876085
  3. #ab89a9
  4. #cbb6ca
  5. #ebe2ea

Shades

#ab89a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab89a9
  2. #9a7b98
  3. #896e87
  4. #786076
  5. #675265
  6. #564555
  7. #443744
  8. #332933
  9. #221b22
  10. #110e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab89a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab89a9
  2. #b395b2
  3. #bca1ba
  4. #c4acc3
  5. #cdb8cb
  6. #d5c4d4
  7. #ddd0dd
  8. #e6dce5
  9. #eee7ee
  10. #f7f3f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab89a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab89a9
  2. #a788a5
  3. #a287a1
  4. #9e869d
  5. #9a8599
  6. #968595
  7. #918490
  8. #8d838c
  9. #898288
  10. #848184
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d8f9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8791aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f95a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae8b94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #978eaa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b90a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad8a9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab89a9 {
  color: #ab89a9;
}
Background
.bg-ab89a9 {
  background-color: #ab89a9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ab89a9 {
  border: 2px solid #ab89a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab89a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 137 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 304 17% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab89a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab89a9, #ab8998);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab89a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 137 169 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.07 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.17 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.46 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.19 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.26 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 10.61 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.83 #547656 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#ab89a9  rgb(171, 137, 169)  hsl(304, 17%, 60%)  Pastel Purple
#89ab8b  rgb(137, 171, 139)  hsl(124, 17%, 60%)  Dark Sea Green
#a9ab89  rgb(169, 171, 137)  hsl(64, 17%, 60%)  Sage
#89a9ab  rgb(137, 169, 171)  hsl(184, 17%, 60%)  Cadet Blue