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#AB9BBF

#ab9bbf ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#ab9bbf is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 60.78% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.47% cyan, 18.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 266.67°, with 21.95% saturation and 67.84% 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 8.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.82.

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Relative luminance0.3586

Complementary

  1. #ab9bbf
  2. #afbf9b

Split complementary

  1. #ab9bbf
  2. #bfbd9b
  3. #9dbf9b

Analogous

  1. #9b9dbf
  2. #ab9bbf
  3. #bd9bbf

Triadic

  1. #ab9bbf
  2. #bfab9b
  3. #9bbfab

Tetradic

  1. #ab9bbf
  2. #bf9baf
  3. #afbf9b
  4. #9bbfab

Square

  1. #ab9bbf
  2. #bf9b9d
  3. #afbf9b
  4. #9bbfbd

Monochromatic

  1. #5e4b76
  2. #846ca1
  3. #ab9bbf
  4. #d2cadd
  5. #f5f3f7

Shades

#ab9bbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab9bbf
  2. #9a8cac
  3. #897c99
  4. #786d86
  5. #675d73
  6. #564e60
  7. #443e4c
  8. #332f39
  9. #221f26
  10. #111013
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab9bbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab9bbf
  2. #b3a5c5
  3. #bcafcc
  4. #c4b9d2
  5. #cdc3d9
  6. #d5cddf
  7. #ddd7e5
  8. #e6e1ec
  9. #eeebf2
  10. #f7f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab9bbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab9bbf
  2. #a798b9
  3. #a296b2
  4. #9e93ac
  5. #9a90a6
  6. #968ea0
  7. #918b99
  8. #8d8893
  9. #89858d
  10. #848386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a59fae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95a1c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98a2be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8a0a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e9fc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a09fbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a99eb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab9bbf {
  color: #ab9bbf;
}
Background
.bg-ab9bbf {
  background-color: #ab9bbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ab9bbf {
  border: 2px solid #ab9bbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab9bbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 155 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 22% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab9bbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab9bbf, #bd9bbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab9bbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 155 191 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.82 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.63 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.98 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.21 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.09 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.49 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.29 #546440 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#ab9bbf  rgb(171, 155, 191)  hsl(267, 22%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#afbf9b  rgb(175, 191, 155)  hsl(87, 22%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#bfab9b  rgb(191, 171, 155)  hsl(27, 22%, 68%)  Silver Pink
#9bbfab  rgb(155, 191, 171)  hsl(147, 22%, 68%)  Opal