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#A697C2

#a697c2 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a697c2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 59.22% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.43% cyan, 22.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 260.93°, with 26.06% saturation and 67.65% 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 7.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 7.14.

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Relative luminance0.3414

Complementary

  1. #a697c2
  2. #b3c297

Split complementary

  1. #a697c2
  2. #c2bc97
  3. #9ec297

Analogous

  1. #979ec2
  2. #a697c2
  3. #bc97c2

Triadic

  1. #a697c2
  2. #c2a697
  3. #97c2a6

Tetradic

  1. #a697c2
  2. #c297b3
  3. #b3c297
  4. #97c2a6

Square

  1. #a697c2
  2. #c2979e
  3. #b3c297
  4. #97c2bc

Monochromatic

  1. #584779
  2. #7d67a6
  3. #a697c2
  4. #cfc7de
  5. #f4f2f7

Shades

#a697c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a697c2
  2. #9588af
  3. #85799b
  4. #746a88
  5. #645b74
  6. #534c61
  7. #423c4e
  8. #322d3a
  9. #211e27
  10. #110f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#a697c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a697c2
  2. #afa1c8
  3. #b8acce
  4. #c1b6d4
  5. #cac1da
  6. #d3cbe1
  7. #dbd5e7
  8. #e4e0ed
  9. #edeaf3
  10. #f6f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a697c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a697c2
  2. #a295bb
  3. #9e92b5
  4. #9b90ae
  5. #978ea8
  6. #938ca1
  7. #8f899a
  8. #8b8794
  9. #88858d
  10. #848287
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a19bae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f9ec4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #919ec1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a19da6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #999bc3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a9bc1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a39bb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a697c2 {
  color: #a697c2;
}
Background
.bg-a697c2 {
  background-color: #a697c2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a697c2 {
  border: 2px solid #a697c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a697c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 151 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 26% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a697c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a697c2, #bc97c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a697c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 151 194 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.14 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.04 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.30 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.61 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.62 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.11 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.22 #59683d Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#a697c2  rgb(166, 151, 194)  hsl(261, 26%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#b3c297  rgb(179, 194, 151)  hsl(81, 26%, 68%)  Sage
#c2a697  rgb(194, 166, 151)  hsl(21, 26%, 68%)  Silver Pink
#97c2a6  rgb(151, 194, 166)  hsl(141, 26%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green