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#aea0bc ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aea0bc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 62.75% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.45% cyan, 14.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 17.28% saturation and 68.24% 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 8.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 3.04.

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Relative luminance0.3777

Complementary

  1. #aea0bc
  2. #aebca0

Split complementary

  1. #aea0bc
  2. #bcbca0
  3. #a0bca0

Analogous

  1. #a0a0bc
  2. #aea0bc
  3. #bca0bc

Triadic

  1. #aea0bc
  2. #bcaea0
  3. #a0bcae

Tetradic

  1. #aea0bc
  2. #bca0ae
  3. #aebca0
  4. #a0bcae

Square

  1. #aea0bc
  2. #bca0a0
  3. #aebca0
  4. #a0bcbc

Monochromatic

  1. #625172
  2. #88739c
  3. #aea0bc
  4. #d4cddc
  5. #f5f3f7

Shades

#aea0bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aea0bc
  2. #9d90a9
  3. #8b8096
  4. #7a7084
  5. #686071
  6. #57505e
  7. #46404b
  8. #343038
  9. #232026
  10. #111013
  11. #000000

Tints

#aea0bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aea0bc
  2. #b6aac3
  3. #beb3c9
  4. #c6bdd0
  5. #cec6d7
  6. #d7d0de
  7. #dfd9e4
  8. #e7e3eb
  9. #efecf2
  10. #f7f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aea0bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aea0bc
  2. #a99db6
  3. #a59ab0
  4. #a096aa
  5. #9c93a4
  6. #97909e
  7. #928d98
  8. #8e8a92
  9. #89868c
  10. #858386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9a3af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ca5bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ea6bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aca3a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3a3bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5a3bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ada2b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aea0bc {
  color: #aea0bc;
}
Background
.bg-aea0bc {
  background-color: #aea0bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aea0bc {
  border: 2px solid #aea0bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aea0bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 160 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 17% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aea0bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aea0bc, #bca0bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aea0bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 160 188 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 3.04 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 4.85 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.39 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.76 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.85 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.01 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.16 #515f43 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#aea0bc  rgb(174, 160, 188)  hsl(270, 17%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#aebca0  rgb(174, 188, 160)  hsl(90, 17%, 68%)  Ash Gray
#bcaea0  rgb(188, 174, 160)  hsl(30, 17%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#a0bcae  rgb(160, 188, 174)  hsl(150, 17%, 68%)  Opal