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#AEA1CB

#aea1cb ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aea1cb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 63.14% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.29% cyan, 20.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 258.57°, with 28.77% saturation and 71.37% 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 8.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 6.83.

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Relative luminance0.388

Complementary

  1. #aea1cb
  2. #becba1

Split complementary

  1. #aea1cb
  2. #cbc3a1
  3. #a9cba1

Analogous

  1. #a1a9cb
  2. #aea1cb
  3. #c3a1cb

Triadic

  1. #aea1cb
  2. #cbaea1
  3. #a1cbae

Tetradic

  1. #aea1cb
  2. #cba1be
  3. #becba1
  4. #a1cbae

Square

  1. #aea1cb
  2. #cba1a9
  3. #becba1
  4. #a1cbc3

Monochromatic

  1. #5e4b88
  2. #8470b0
  3. #aea1cb
  4. #d8d2e6
  5. #f4f2f8

Shades

#aea1cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aea1cb
  2. #9d91b7
  3. #8b81a2
  4. #7a718e
  5. #68617a
  6. #575166
  7. #464051
  8. #34303d
  9. #232029
  10. #111014
  11. #000000

Tints

#aea1cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aea1cb
  2. #b6aad0
  3. #beb4d5
  4. #c6bddb
  5. #cec7e0
  6. #d7d0e5
  7. #dfd9ea
  8. #e7e3ef
  9. #efecf5
  10. #f7f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aea1cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aea1cb
  2. #a99ec4
  3. #a59abc
  4. #a097b5
  5. #9c94ad
  6. #9791a6
  7. #928d9e
  8. #8e8a97
  9. #89878f
  10. #858388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aaa5b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99a7cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ba7ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9a7af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2a5cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a5ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aba5bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aea1cb {
  color: #aea1cb;
}
Background
.bg-aea1cb {
  background-color: #aea1cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aea1cb {
  border: 2px solid #aea1cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aea1cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 161 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 29% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aea1cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aea1cb, #c3a1cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aea1cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 161 203 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.83 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.30 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.56 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.70 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.93 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.48 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.93 #515e34 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#aea1cb  rgb(174, 161, 203)  hsl(259, 29%, 71%)  Pastel Purple
#becba1  rgb(190, 203, 161)  hsl(79, 29%, 71%)  Sage
#cbaea1  rgb(203, 174, 161)  hsl(19, 29%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#a1cbae  rgb(161, 203, 174)  hsl(139, 29%, 71%)  Seafoam Green