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#AD99BB

#ad99bb ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#ad99bb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 60% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.49% cyan, 18.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 275.29°, with 20% saturation and 66.67% 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 8.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 3.93.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3525

Complementary

  1. #ad99bb
  2. #a7bb99

Split complementary

  1. #ad99bb
  2. #b8bb99
  3. #99bb9c

Analogous

  1. #9c99bb
  2. #ad99bb
  3. #bb99b8

Triadic

  1. #ad99bb
  2. #bbad99
  3. #99bbad

Tetradic

  1. #ad99bb
  2. #bb99a7
  3. #a7bb99
  4. #99bbad

Square

  1. #ad99bb
  2. #bb9c99
  3. #a7bb99
  4. #99b8bb

Monochromatic

  1. #614b70
  2. #886b9c
  3. #ad99bb
  4. #d2c7da
  5. #f5f3f7

Shades

#ad99bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ad99bb
  2. #9c8aa8
  3. #8a7a96
  4. #796b83
  5. #685c70
  6. #574d5e
  7. #453d4b
  8. #342e38
  9. #231f25
  10. #110f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#ad99bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ad99bb
  2. #b5a3c2
  3. #bdadc9
  4. #c6b8cf
  5. #cec2d6
  6. #d6ccdd
  7. #ded6e4
  8. #e6e0eb
  9. #efebf1
  10. #f7f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ad99bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ad99bb
  2. #a997b5
  3. #a494af
  4. #a092a9
  5. #9b8fa3
  6. #978d9e
  7. #928a98
  8. #8e8892
  9. #89858c
  10. #858386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a59dac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #949fbc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98a1ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac9da4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f9dbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a19eba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac9bae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ad99bb {
  color: #ad99bb;
}
Background
.bg-ad99bb {
  background-color: #ad99bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ad99bb {
  border: 2px solid #ad99bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ad99bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 153 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 20% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ad99bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ad99bb, #bb99b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ad99bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 153 187 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 3.93 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.85 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.18 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.25 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.00 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 11.00 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.16 #526644 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#ad99bb  rgb(173, 153, 187)  hsl(275, 20%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#a7bb99  rgb(167, 187, 153)  hsl(95, 20%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#bbad99  rgb(187, 173, 153)  hsl(35, 20%, 67%)  Tan
#99bbad  rgb(153, 187, 173)  hsl(155, 20%, 67%)  Opal