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#A98AAA

#a98aaa ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a98aaa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 54.12% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.59% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 298.13°, with 15.84% saturation and 60.39% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 6.66.

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Relative luminance0.2951

Complementary

  1. #a98aaa
  2. #8baa8a

Split complementary

  1. #a98aaa
  2. #9baa8a
  3. #8aaa99

Analogous

  1. #998aaa
  2. #a98aaa
  3. #aa8a9b

Triadic

  1. #a98aaa
  2. #aaa98a
  3. #8aaaa9

Tetradic

  1. #a98aaa
  2. #aa8a8b
  3. #8baa8a
  4. #8aaaa9

Square

  1. #a98aaa
  2. #aa998a
  3. #8baa8a
  4. #8a9baa

Monochromatic

  1. #59415a
  2. #856186
  3. #a98aaa
  4. #cab6ca
  5. #eae3ea

Shades

#a98aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a98aaa
  2. #987c99
  3. #876e88
  4. #766177
  5. #655366
  6. #554555
  7. #443744
  8. #332933
  9. #221c22
  10. #110e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#a98aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a98aaa
  2. #b296b3
  3. #baa1bb
  4. #c3adc4
  5. #cbb9cc
  6. #d4c5d5
  7. #ddd0dd
  8. #e5dce6
  9. #eee8ee
  10. #f6f3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a98aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a98aaa
  2. #a589a6
  3. #a188a2
  4. #9d879d
  5. #998699
  6. #958595
  7. #908491
  8. #8c838d
  9. #888288
  10. #848184
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d909d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8891ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f95a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab8d95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #968fab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a91a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa8c9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a98aaa {
  color: #a98aaa;
}
Background
.bg-a98aaa {
  background-color: #a98aaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a98aaa {
  border: 2px solid #a98aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a98aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 138 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 16% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a98aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a98aaa, #aa8a9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a98aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 138 170 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.66 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.00 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.31 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.19 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.04 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.72 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 11.26 #567555 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#a98aaa  rgb(169, 138, 170)  hsl(298, 16%, 60%)  Pastel Purple
#8baa8a  rgb(139, 170, 138)  hsl(118, 16%, 60%)  Dark Sea Green
#aaa98a  rgb(170, 169, 138)  hsl(58, 16%, 60%)  Sage
#8aaaa9  rgb(138, 170, 169)  hsl(178, 16%, 60%)  Opal