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#ABA2C3

#aba2c3 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aba2c3 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 63.53% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.31% cyan, 16.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 256.36°, with 21.57% saturation and 70% 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 5.52.

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Relative luminance0.3844

Complementary

  1. #aba2c3
  2. #bac3a2

Split complementary

  1. #aba2c3
  2. #c3bba2
  3. #aac3a2

Analogous

  1. #a2aac3
  2. #aba2c3
  3. #bba2c3

Triadic

  1. #aba2c3
  2. #c3aba2
  3. #a2c3ab

Tetradic

  1. #aba2c3
  2. #c3a2ba
  3. #bac3a2
  4. #a2c3ab

Square

  1. #aba2c3
  2. #c3a2aa
  3. #bac3a2
  4. #a2c3bb

Monochromatic

  1. #5c507c
  2. #8173a5
  3. #aba2c3
  4. #d5d0e1
  5. #f4f3f7

Shades

#aba2c3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba2c3
  2. #9a92b0
  3. #89829c
  4. #787189
  5. #676175
  6. #565162
  7. #44414e
  8. #33313b
  9. #222027
  10. #111014
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba2c3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba2c3
  2. #b3abc9
  3. #bcb5cf
  4. #c4bed5
  5. #cdc7db
  6. #d5d1e1
  7. #dddae7
  8. #e6e3ed
  9. #eeecf3
  10. #f7f6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba2c3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba2c3
  2. #a79fbc
  3. #a29bb6
  4. #9e98af
  5. #9a94a8
  6. #9691a2
  7. #918e9b
  8. #8d8a94
  9. #89878d
  10. #848387
  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 #a8a5b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ca7c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9da6c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a7a7ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2a5c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a5c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9a5b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba2c3 {
  color: #aba2c3;
}
Background
.bg-aba2c3 {
  background-color: #aba2c3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba2c3 {
  border: 2px solid #aba2c3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba2c3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 162 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 22% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba2c3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba2c3, #bba2c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba2c3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 162 195 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.52 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.07 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.94 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.55 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.00 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.54 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.56 #545d3c Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#aba2c3  rgb(171, 162, 195)  hsl(256, 22%, 70%)  Pastel Purple
#bac3a2  rgb(186, 195, 162)  hsl(76, 22%, 70%)  Sage
#c3aba2  rgb(195, 171, 162)  hsl(16, 22%, 70%)  Silver Pink
#a2c3ab  rgb(162, 195, 171)  hsl(136, 22%, 70%)  Opal