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#AAA3BF closest to Pastel Purple

#AAA3BF 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 74.9% blue (rgb(170, 163, 191)). Its HSL value is 255° hue, 18% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 11% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #AAA3BF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.70:1.

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Variations of #AAA3BF

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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#AAA3BF 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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#AAA3BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AAA3BF 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 #9EA6BE
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9EA7C0
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A1A6C0
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9EA6BE
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A2A5BF
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A6A7AC
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A9A5B7
  • 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 #A8A6AD

#AAA3BF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.41:1 Very poor#AAA3BF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.70:1 Very good#AAA3BF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AAA3BF in CSS

/* Pastel Purple */
.color { color: #AAA3BF; }
.background { background-color: #AAA3BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AAA3BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 163 191);
color: hsl(255 18% 69%);
color: oklch(0.731 0.041 296.8);

#AAA3BF FAQ

What color is #AAA3BF?

#AAA3BF 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 #AAA3BF?

#AAA3BF is rgb(170, 163, 191) in RGB, hsl(255, 18%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(11%, 15%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AAA3BF?

The complementary color of #AAA3BF is #B8BFA3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AAA3BF?

Black text has the best contrast on #AAA3BF: 8.70:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AAA3BF a warm or cool color?

#AAA3BF is a cool color.