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#AEA2C2

#aea2c2 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aea2c2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 63.53% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.31% cyan, 16.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 262.5°, with 20.78% saturation and 69.8% 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 8.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.52.

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Relative luminance0.3873

Complementary

  1. #aea2c2
  2. #b6c2a2

Split complementary

  1. #aea2c2
  2. #c2bea2
  3. #a6c2a2

Analogous

  1. #a2a6c2
  2. #aea2c2
  3. #bea2c2

Triadic

  1. #aea2c2
  2. #c2aea2
  3. #a2c2ae

Tetradic

  1. #aea2c2
  2. #c2a2b6
  3. #b6c2a2
  4. #a2c2ae

Square

  1. #aea2c2
  2. #c2a2a6
  3. #b6c2a2
  4. #a2c2be

Monochromatic

  1. #60507b
  2. #8674a4
  3. #aea2c2
  4. #d6d0e0
  5. #f4f3f7

Shades

#aea2c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aea2c2
  2. #9d92af
  3. #8b829b
  4. #7a7188
  5. #686174
  6. #575161
  7. #46414e
  8. #34313a
  9. #232027
  10. #111013
  11. #000000

Tints

#aea2c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aea2c2
  2. #b6abc8
  3. #beb5ce
  4. #c6bed4
  5. #cec7da
  6. #d7d1e1
  7. #dfdae7
  8. #e7e3ed
  9. #efecf3
  10. #f7f6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aea2c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aea2c2
  2. #a99fbb
  3. #a59bb5
  4. #a098ae
  5. #9c94a8
  6. #9791a1
  7. #928e9a
  8. #8e8a94
  9. #89878d
  10. #858387
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aaa5b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ca7c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ea7c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aba6ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4a5c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5a5c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aca5b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aea2c2 {
  color: #aea2c2;
}
Background
.bg-aea2c2 {
  background-color: #aea2c2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aea2c2 {
  border: 2px solid #aea2c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aea2c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 162 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 21% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aea2c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aea2c2, #bea2c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aea2c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 162 194 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.52 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.42 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.56 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.00 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.12 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.83 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.84 #515d3d Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#aea2c2  rgb(174, 162, 194)  hsl(263, 21%, 70%)  Pastel Purple
#b6c2a2  rgb(182, 194, 162)  hsl(83, 21%, 70%)  Sage
#c2aea2  rgb(194, 174, 162)  hsl(23, 21%, 70%)  Silver Pink
#a2c2ae  rgb(162, 194, 174)  hsl(143, 21%, 70%)  Opal