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#AAA3BC closest to Pastel Purple

#AAA3BC is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Pastel Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 63.9% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(170, 163, 188)). Its HSL value is 257° hue, 16% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 10% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #AAA3BC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.67:1.

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Variations of #AAA3BC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AAA3BC 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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#AAA3BC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AAA3BC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9FA6BB
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9EA7BD
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A2A6BD
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9FA6BB
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A3A5BC
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A7A6AB
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A9A4B5
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A6A6A6
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A7A6AC

#AAA3BC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.42:1 Very poor#AAA3BC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.67:1 Very good#AAA3BC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AAA3BC in CSS

/* Pastel Purple */
.color { color: #AAA3BC; }
.background { background-color: #AAA3BC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AAA3BC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 163 188);
color: hsl(257 16% 69%);
color: oklch(0.729 0.037 298.3);

#AAA3BC FAQ

What color is #AAA3BC?

#AAA3BC 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 #AAA3BC?

#AAA3BC is rgb(170, 163, 188) in RGB, hsl(257, 16%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AAA3BC?

The complementary color of #AAA3BC is #B5BCA3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AAA3BC?

Black text has the best contrast on #AAA3BC: 8.67:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AAA3BC a warm or cool color?

#AAA3BC is a cool color.