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#AAA3BD closest to Pastel Purple

#AAA3BD 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 74.1% blue (rgb(170, 163, 189)). Its HSL value is 256° hue, 16% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 10% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #AAA3BD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.68:1.

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Variations of #AAA3BD

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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#AAA3BD 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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#AAA3BD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AAA3BD 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 #9FA6BC
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9EA7BE
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A1A6BE
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9FA6BC
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A2A5BD
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A7A7AB
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A9A4B5
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A7A7A7
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A7A6AD

#AAA3BD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.42:1 Very poor#AAA3BD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.68:1 Very good#AAA3BD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AAA3BD in CSS

/* Pastel Purple */
.color { color: #AAA3BD; }
.background { background-color: #AAA3BD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AAA3BD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 163 189);
color: hsl(256 16% 69%);
color: oklch(0.730 0.038 297.8);

#AAA3BD FAQ

What color is #AAA3BD?

#AAA3BD 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 #AAA3BD?

#AAA3BD is rgb(170, 163, 189) in RGB, hsl(256, 16%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(10%, 14%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AAA3BD?

The complementary color of #AAA3BD is #B6BDA3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AAA3BD?

Black text has the best contrast on #AAA3BD: 8.68:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AAA3BD a warm or cool color?

#AAA3BD is a cool color.