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#AAA3BE closest to Pastel Purple

#AAA3BE 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 74.5% blue (rgb(170, 163, 190)). Its HSL value is 256° hue, 17% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 11% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #AAA3BE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.69:1.

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Variations of #AAA3BE

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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#AAA3BE 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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#AAA3BE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AAA3BE 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 #9FA6BD
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9EA7BF
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A1A6BF
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9FA6BD
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A2A5BE
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A7A7AC
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A9A5B6
  • 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

#AAA3BE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.42:1 Very poor#AAA3BE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.69:1 Very good#AAA3BE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AAA3BE in CSS

/* Pastel Purple */
.color { color: #AAA3BE; }
.background { background-color: #AAA3BE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AAA3BE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 163 190);
color: hsl(256 17% 69%);
color: oklch(0.730 0.039 297.3);

#AAA3BE FAQ

What color is #AAA3BE?

#AAA3BE 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 #AAA3BE?

#AAA3BE is rgb(170, 163, 190) in RGB, hsl(256, 17%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(11%, 14%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AAA3BE?

The complementary color of #AAA3BE is #B7BEA3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AAA3BE?

Black text has the best contrast on #AAA3BE: 8.69:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AAA3BE a warm or cool color?

#AAA3BE is a cool color.