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#AD99C2

#ad99c2 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#ad99c2 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 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.82% cyan, 21.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 269.27°, with 25.15% saturation and 68.04% 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 8.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.88.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3556

Complementary

  1. #ad99c2
  2. #aec299

Split complementary

  1. #ad99c2
  2. #c2c199
  3. #9ac299

Analogous

  1. #999ac2
  2. #ad99c2
  3. #c199c2

Triadic

  1. #ad99c2
  2. #c2ad99
  3. #99c2ad

Tetradic

  1. #ad99c2
  2. #c299ae
  3. #aec299
  4. #99c2ad

Square

  1. #ad99c2
  2. #c2999a
  3. #aec299
  4. #99c2c1

Monochromatic

  1. #604979
  2. #8769a5
  3. #ad99c2
  4. #d3c9df
  5. #f5f2f7

Shades

#ad99c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ad99c2
  2. #9c8aaf
  3. #8a7a9b
  4. #796b88
  5. #685c74
  6. #574d61
  7. #453d4e
  8. #342e3a
  9. #231f27
  10. #110f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#ad99c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ad99c2
  2. #b5a3c8
  3. #bdadce
  4. #c6b8d4
  5. #cec2da
  6. #d6cce1
  7. #ded6e7
  8. #e6e0ed
  9. #efebf3
  10. #f7f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ad99c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ad99c2
  2. #a997bb
  3. #a494b5
  4. #a092ae
  5. #9b8fa8
  6. #978da1
  7. #928a9a
  8. #8e8894
  9. #89858d
  10. #858387
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a69eaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #92a0c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96a1c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa9ea7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e9dc3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a09ec1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab9cb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ad99c2 {
  color: #ad99c2;
}
Background
.bg-ad99c2 {
  background-color: #ad99c2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ad99c2 {
  border: 2px solid #ad99c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ad99c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 153 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 25% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ad99c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ad99c2, #c199c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ad99c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 153 194 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.88 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.40 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.94 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.88 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.33 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.95 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 11.10 #52663d Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#ad99c2  rgb(173, 153, 194)  hsl(269, 25%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#aec299  rgb(174, 194, 153)  hsl(89, 25%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#c2ad99  rgb(194, 173, 153)  hsl(29, 25%, 68%)  Tan
#99c2ad  rgb(153, 194, 173)  hsl(149, 25%, 68%)  Opal