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#A99BC2

#a99bc2 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a99bc2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 60.78% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.89% cyan, 20.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 261.54°, with 24.22% saturation and 68.43% 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 8.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.95.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3577

Complementary

  1. #a99bc2
  2. #b4c29b

Split complementary

  1. #a99bc2
  2. #c2bc9b
  3. #a0c29b

Analogous

  1. #9ba0c2
  2. #a99bc2
  3. #bc9bc2

Triadic

  1. #a99bc2
  2. #c2a99b
  3. #9bc2a9

Tetradic

  1. #a99bc2
  2. #c29bb4
  3. #b4c29b
  4. #9bc2a9

Square

  1. #a99bc2
  2. #c29ba0
  3. #b4c29b
  4. #9bc2bc

Monochromatic

  1. #5b4a7a
  2. #806ba5
  3. #a99bc2
  4. #d2cbdf
  5. #f4f2f7

Shades

#a99bc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a99bc2
  2. #988caf
  3. #877c9b
  4. #766d88
  5. #655d74
  6. #554e61
  7. #443e4e
  8. #332f3a
  9. #221f27
  10. #111013
  11. #000000

Tints

#a99bc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a99bc2
  2. #b2a5c8
  3. #baafce
  4. #c3b9d4
  5. #cbc3da
  6. #d4cde1
  7. #ddd7e7
  8. #e5e1ed
  9. #eeebf3
  10. #f6f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a99bc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a99bc2
  2. #a598bb
  3. #a196b5
  4. #9d93ae
  5. #9990a8
  6. #958ea1
  7. #908b9a
  8. #8c8894
  9. #88858d
  10. #848387
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a49faf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #94a1c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96a1c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5a0a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d9fc3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e9fc1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a79eb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a99bc2 {
  color: #a99bc2;
}
Background
.bg-a99bc2 {
  background-color: #a99bc2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a99bc2 {
  border: 2px solid #a99bc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a99bc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 155 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 24% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a99bc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a99bc2, #bc9bc2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a99bc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 155 194 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.95 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.64 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.69 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.11 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.64 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.72 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.56 #56643d Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#a99bc2  rgb(169, 155, 194)  hsl(262, 24%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#b4c29b  rgb(180, 194, 155)  hsl(82, 24%, 68%)  Sage
#c2a99b  rgb(194, 169, 155)  hsl(22, 24%, 68%)  Silver Pink
#9bc2a9  rgb(155, 194, 169)  hsl(142, 24%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green