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#AB90AF

#ab90af ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#ab90af is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 56.47% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.29% cyan, 17.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 292.26°, with 16.23% saturation and 62.55% 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 7.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.85.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.317

Complementary

  1. #ab90af
  2. #94af90

Split complementary

  1. #ab90af
  2. #a4af90
  3. #90af9c

Analogous

  1. #9c90af
  2. #ab90af
  3. #af90a4

Triadic

  1. #ab90af
  2. #afab90
  3. #90afab

Tetradic

  1. #ab90af
  2. #af9094
  3. #94af90
  4. #90afab

Square

  1. #ab90af
  2. #af9c90
  3. #94af90
  4. #90a4af

Monochromatic

  1. #5d4660
  2. #88668d
  3. #ab90af
  4. #cdbccf
  5. #eee9ef

Shades

#ab90af mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab90af
  2. #9a829e
  3. #89738c
  4. #78657b
  5. #675669
  6. #564858
  7. #443a46
  8. #332b35
  9. #221d23
  10. #110e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab90af mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab90af
  2. #b39bb7
  3. #bca6bf
  4. #c4b1c7
  5. #cdbccf
  6. #d5c8d7
  7. #ddd3df
  8. #e6dee7
  9. #eee9ef
  10. #f7f4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab90af mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab90af
  2. #a78eaa
  3. #a28da6
  4. #9e8ba1
  5. #9a8a9c
  6. #968898
  7. #918693
  8. #8d858e
  9. #898389
  10. #848285
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a095a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d97b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #939aae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac939a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a94b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d96ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac92a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab90af {
  color: #ab90af;
}
Background
.bg-ab90af {
  background-color: #ab90af;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ab90af {
  border: 2px solid #ab90af;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab90af;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 144 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 16% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab90af {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab90af, #af90a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab90af {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 144 175 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.85 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.66 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.02 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.68 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.84 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.00 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.75 #546f50 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#ab90af  rgb(171, 144, 175)  hsl(292, 16%, 63%)  Pastel Purple
#94af90  rgb(148, 175, 144)  hsl(112, 16%, 63%)  Dark Sea Green
#afab90  rgb(175, 171, 144)  hsl(52, 16%, 63%)  Sage
#90afab  rgb(144, 175, 171)  hsl(172, 16%, 63%)  Opal