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#AF96BC

#af96bc ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#af96bc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 58.82% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.91% cyan, 20.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 279.47°, with 22.09% saturation and 66.27% 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 7.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.14.

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Relative luminance0.3456

Complementary

  1. #af96bc
  2. #a3bc96

Split complementary

  1. #af96bc
  2. #b6bc96
  3. #96bc9c

Analogous

  1. #9c96bc
  2. #af96bc
  3. #bc96b6

Triadic

  1. #af96bc
  2. #bcaf96
  3. #96bcaf

Tetradic

  1. #af96bc
  2. #bc96a3
  3. #a3bc96
  4. #96bcaf

Square

  1. #af96bc
  2. #bc9c96
  3. #a3bc96
  4. #96b6bc

Monochromatic

  1. #634871
  2. #8b679e
  3. #af96bc
  4. #d3c5da
  5. #f6f3f7

Shades

#af96bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af96bc
  2. #9e87a9
  3. #8c7896
  4. #7b6984
  5. #695a71
  6. #584b5e
  7. #463c4b
  8. #352d38
  9. #231e26
  10. #120f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#af96bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af96bc
  2. #b7a1c3
  3. #bfabc9
  4. #c7b6d0
  5. #cfc0d7
  6. #d7cbde
  7. #dfd5e4
  8. #e7e0eb
  9. #efeaf2
  10. #f7f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af96bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af96bc
  2. #aa94b6
  3. #a692b0
  4. #a18faa
  5. #9c8da4
  6. #988b9e
  7. #938998
  8. #8e8792
  9. #89848c
  10. #858286
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a69bab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #919dbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #969fbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae9aa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e9abd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a19cbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af99ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af96bc {
  color: #af96bc;
}
Background
.bg-af96bc {
  background-color: #af96bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-af96bc {
  border: 2px solid #af96bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af96bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 150 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 22% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af96bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af96bc, #bc96b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af96bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 150 188 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.14 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.60 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.08 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.28 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.97 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.89 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 11.51 #506943 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#af96bc  rgb(175, 150, 188)  hsl(279, 22%, 66%)  Pastel Purple
#a3bc96  rgb(163, 188, 150)  hsl(99, 22%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green
#bcaf96  rgb(188, 175, 150)  hsl(39, 22%, 66%)  Tan
#96bcaf  rgb(150, 188, 175)  hsl(159, 22%, 66%)  Opal