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#afa9c0 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#afa9c0 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 66.27% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.85% cyan, 11.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 255.65°, with 15.44% saturation and 70.78% 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 9.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.98.

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Relative luminance0.413

Complementary

  1. #afa9c0
  2. #bac0a9

Split complementary

  1. #afa9c0
  2. #c0baa9
  3. #aec0a9

Analogous

  1. #a9aec0
  2. #afa9c0
  3. #baa9c0

Triadic

  1. #afa9c0
  2. #c0afa9
  3. #a9c0af

Tetradic

  1. #afa9c0
  2. #c0a9ba
  3. #bac0a9
  4. #a9c0af

Square

  1. #afa9c0
  2. #c0a9ae
  3. #bac0a9
  4. #a9c0ba

Monochromatic

  1. #605878
  2. #867da0
  3. #afa9c0
  4. #d8d5e0
  5. #f4f3f6

Shades

#afa9c0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afa9c0
  2. #9e98ad
  3. #8c879a
  4. #7b7686
  5. #696573
  6. #585560
  7. #46444d
  8. #35333a
  9. #232226
  10. #121113
  11. #000000

Tints

#afa9c0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afa9c0
  2. #b7b2c6
  3. #bfbacd
  4. #c7c3d3
  5. #cfcbd9
  6. #d7d4e0
  7. #dfdde6
  8. #e7e5ec
  9. #efeef2
  10. #f7f6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afa9c0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afa9c0
  2. #aaa5ba
  3. #a6a1b3
  4. #a19dad
  5. #9c99a6
  6. #9895a0
  7. #93909a
  8. #8e8c93
  9. #89888d
  10. #858486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adabb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5acc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5acbf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #acacb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9abc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9abc0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adabb7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-afa9c0 {
  color: #afa9c0;
}
Background
.bg-afa9c0 {
  background-color: #afa9c0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afa9c0 {
  border: 2px solid #afa9c0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afa9c0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 169 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 15% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afa9c0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afa9c0, #baa9c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afa9c0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 169 192 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.98 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.75 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.55 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.32 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.32 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.62 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.39 #50563f Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#afa9c0  rgb(175, 169, 192)  hsl(256, 15%, 71%)  Pastel Purple
#bac0a9  rgb(186, 192, 169)  hsl(76, 15%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#c0afa9  rgb(192, 175, 169)  hsl(16, 15%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#a9c0af  rgb(169, 192, 175)  hsl(136, 15%, 71%)  Opal