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#AE99BC

#ae99bc ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#ae99bc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 60% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.45% cyan, 18.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 276°, 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 8.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.14.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3541

Complementary

  1. #ae99bc
  2. #a7bc99

Split complementary

  1. #ae99bc
  2. #b8bc99
  3. #99bc9c

Analogous

  1. #9c99bc
  2. #ae99bc
  3. #bc99b8

Triadic

  1. #ae99bc
  2. #bcae99
  3. #99bcae

Tetradic

  1. #ae99bc
  2. #bc99a7
  3. #a7bc99
  4. #99bcae

Square

  1. #ae99bc
  2. #bc9c99
  3. #a7bc99
  4. #99b8bc

Monochromatic

  1. #624b71
  2. #896b9e
  3. #ae99bc
  4. #d3c7da
  5. #f5f3f7

Shades

#ae99bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae99bc
  2. #9d8aa9
  3. #8b7a96
  4. #7a6b84
  5. #685c71
  6. #574d5e
  7. #463d4b
  8. #342e38
  9. #231f26
  10. #110f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae99bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae99bc
  2. #b6a3c3
  3. #beadc9
  4. #c6b8d0
  5. #cec2d7
  6. #d7ccde
  7. #dfd6e4
  8. #e7e0eb
  9. #efebf2
  10. #f7f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae99bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae99bc
  2. #a997b6
  3. #a594b0
  4. #a092aa
  5. #9c8fa4
  6. #978d9e
  7. #928a98
  8. #8e8892
  9. #89858c
  10. #858386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a69eac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #949fbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98a1bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad9da5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f9dbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a19ebb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad9baf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae99bc {
  color: #ae99bc;
}
Background
.bg-ae99bc {
  background-color: #ae99bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae99bc {
  border: 2px solid #ae99bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae99bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 153 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 21% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae99bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae99bc, #bc99b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae99bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 153 188 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.14 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.89 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.17 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.90 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.66 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.12 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 11.31 #516643 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#ae99bc  rgb(174, 153, 188)  hsl(276, 21%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#a7bc99  rgb(167, 188, 153)  hsl(96, 21%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#bcae99  rgb(188, 174, 153)  hsl(36, 21%, 67%)  Tan
#99bcae  rgb(153, 188, 174)  hsl(156, 21%, 67%)  Opal