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#AB99BC

#ab99bc ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#ab99bc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 60% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.04% cyan, 18.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 270.86°, with 20.71% saturation and 66.86% 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 8.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.43.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3507

Complementary

  1. #ab99bc
  2. #aabc99

Split complementary

  1. #ab99bc
  2. #bbbc99
  3. #99bc99

Analogous

  1. #9999bc
  2. #ab99bc
  3. #bc99bb

Triadic

  1. #ab99bc
  2. #bcab99
  3. #99bcab

Tetradic

  1. #ab99bc
  2. #bc99aa
  3. #aabc99
  4. #99bcab

Square

  1. #ab99bc
  2. #bc9999
  3. #aabc99
  4. #99bbbc

Monochromatic

  1. #5f4b71
  2. #856b9e
  3. #ab99bc
  4. #d1c7da
  5. #f5f3f7

Shades

#ab99bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab99bc
  2. #9a8aa9
  3. #897a96
  4. #786b84
  5. #675c71
  6. #564d5e
  7. #443d4b
  8. #332e38
  9. #221f26
  10. #110f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab99bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab99bc
  2. #b3a3c3
  3. #bcadc9
  4. #c4b8d0
  5. #cdc2d7
  6. #d5ccde
  7. #ddd6e4
  8. #e6e0eb
  9. #eeebf2
  10. #f7f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab99bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab99bc
  2. #a797b6
  3. #a294b0
  4. #9e92aa
  5. #9a8fa4
  6. #968d9e
  7. #918a98
  8. #8d8892
  9. #89858c
  10. #848386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a49dac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #949fbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97a0bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a99da5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d9dbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f9dbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa9caf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab99bc {
  color: #ab99bc;
}
Background
.bg-ab99bc {
  background-color: #ab99bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ab99bc {
  border: 2px solid #ab99bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab99bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 153 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 21% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab99bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab99bc, #bc99bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab99bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 153 188 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.43 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.18 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.72 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.34 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.41 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.34 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.34 #546643 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#ab99bc  rgb(171, 153, 188)  hsl(271, 21%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#aabc99  rgb(170, 188, 153)  hsl(91, 21%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#bcab99  rgb(188, 171, 153)  hsl(31, 21%, 67%)  Tan
#99bcab  rgb(153, 188, 171)  hsl(151, 21%, 67%)  Opal