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#ABA1CB

#aba1cb ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aba1cb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 63.14% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.76% cyan, 20.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 254.29°, with 28.77% saturation and 71.37% 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 8.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 7.34.

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Relative luminance0.3846

Complementary

  1. #aba1cb
  2. #c1cba1

Split complementary

  1. #aba1cb
  2. #cbc0a1
  3. #accba1

Analogous

  1. #a1accb
  2. #aba1cb
  3. #c0a1cb

Triadic

  1. #aba1cb
  2. #cbaba1
  3. #a1cbab

Tetradic

  1. #aba1cb
  2. #cba1c1
  3. #c1cba1
  4. #a1cbab

Square

  1. #aba1cb
  2. #cba1ac
  3. #c1cba1
  4. #a1cbc0

Monochromatic

  1. #5a4b88
  2. #7f70b0
  3. #aba1cb
  4. #d7d2e6
  5. #f3f2f8

Shades

#aba1cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba1cb
  2. #9a91b7
  3. #8981a2
  4. #78718e
  5. #67617a
  6. #565166
  7. #444051
  8. #33303d
  9. #222029
  10. #111014
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba1cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba1cb
  2. #b3aad0
  3. #bcb4d5
  4. #c4bddb
  5. #cdc7e0
  6. #d5d0e5
  7. #ddd9ea
  8. #e6e3ef
  9. #eeecf5
  10. #f7f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba1cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba1cb
  2. #a79ec4
  3. #a29abc
  4. #9e97b5
  5. #9a94ad
  6. #9691a6
  7. #918d9e
  8. #8d8a97
  9. #89878f
  10. #848388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8a4b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98a7cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99a6ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5a7af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0a5cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1a4ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8a5bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba1cb {
  color: #aba1cb;
}
Background
.bg-aba1cb {
  background-color: #aba1cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba1cb {
  border: 2px solid #aba1cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba1cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 161 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 29% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba1cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba1cb, #c0a1cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba1cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 161 203 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.34 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.84 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.04 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.50 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.18 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.75 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.49 #545e34 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#aba1cb  rgb(171, 161, 203)  hsl(254, 29%, 71%)  Pastel Purple
#c1cba1  rgb(193, 203, 161)  hsl(74, 29%, 71%)  Sage
#cbaba1  rgb(203, 171, 161)  hsl(14, 29%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#a1cbab  rgb(161, 203, 171)  hsl(134, 29%, 71%)  Dark Sea Green