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#AC98B3

#ac98b3 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#ac98b3 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 59.61% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.91% cyan, 15.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 284.44°, with 15.08% saturation and 64.9% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 7.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 2.32.

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Relative luminance0.3448

Complementary

  1. #ac98b3
  2. #9fb398

Split complementary

  1. #ac98b3
  2. #acb398
  3. #98b39e

Analogous

  1. #9e98b3
  2. #ac98b3
  3. #b398ac

Triadic

  1. #ac98b3
  2. #b3ac98
  3. #98b3ac

Tetradic

  1. #ac98b3
  2. #b3989f
  3. #9fb398
  4. #98b3ac

Square

  1. #ac98b3
  2. #b39e98
  3. #9fb398
  4. #98acb3

Monochromatic

  1. #5f4c66
  2. #886c92
  3. #ac98b3
  4. #cfc4d3
  5. #f3f0f4

Shades

#ac98b3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac98b3
  2. #9b89a1
  3. #8a7a8f
  4. #786a7d
  5. #675b6b
  6. #564c5a
  7. #453d48
  8. #342e36
  9. #221e24
  10. #110f12
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac98b3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac98b3
  2. #b4a2bb
  3. #bdadc2
  4. #c5b7ca
  5. #cdc1d1
  6. #d6ccd9
  7. #ded6e1
  8. #e6e0e8
  9. #eeeaf0
  10. #f7f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac98b3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac98b3
  2. #a896ae
  3. #a393a9
  4. #9f91a4
  5. #9a8e9f
  6. #968c9a
  7. #928a94
  8. #8d878f
  9. #89858a
  10. #848285
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a49ca7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #959db4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #999fb2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac9ba1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f9bb4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a19cb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac9aa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac98b3 {
  color: #ac98b3;
}
Background
.bg-ac98b3 {
  background-color: #ac98b3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ac98b3 {
  border: 2px solid #ac98b3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac98b3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 152 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 15% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac98b3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac98b3, #b398ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac98b3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 152 179 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 2.32 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 3.63 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.96 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.12 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.52 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.94 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.17 #53674c Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#ac98b3  rgb(172, 152, 179)  hsl(284, 15%, 65%)  Pastel Purple
#9fb398  rgb(159, 179, 152)  hsl(104, 15%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#b3ac98  rgb(179, 172, 152)  hsl(44, 15%, 65%)  Sage
#98b3ac  rgb(152, 179, 172)  hsl(164, 15%, 65%)  Opal