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#AAA0BB closest to Pastel Purple

#AAA0BB is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Pastel Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 62.7% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(170, 160, 187)). Its HSL value is 262° hue, 17% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #AAA0BB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.46:1.

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Variations of #AAA0BB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#AAA0BB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AAA0BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AAA0BB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9DA4BA
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9BA4BC
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9FA3BC
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9DA4BA
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A1A3BA
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A7A4A9
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A9A1B3
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A4A4A4
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A6A3AA

#AAA0BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.48:1 Very poor#AAA0BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.46:1 Very good#AAA0BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AAA0BB in CSS

/* Pastel Purple */
.color { color: #AAA0BB; }
.background { background-color: #AAA0BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AAA0BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 160 187);
color: hsl(262 17% 68%);
color: oklch(0.723 0.040 302.2);

#AAA0BB FAQ

What color is #AAA0BB?

#AAA0BB is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AAA0BB?

#AAA0BB is rgb(170, 160, 187) in RGB, hsl(262, 17%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 14%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AAA0BB?

The complementary color of #AAA0BB is #B1BBA0, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AAA0BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #AAA0BB: 8.46:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AAA0BB a warm or cool color?

#AAA0BB is a cool color.