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#AAA5BF closest to Pastel Purple

#AAA5BF is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Pastel Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 64.7% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(170, 165, 191)). Its HSL value is 252° hue, 17% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 11% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #AAA5BF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.84:1.

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Variations of #AAA5BF

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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#AAA5BF 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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#AAA5BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AAA5BF 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 #A0A8BE
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A0A8C0
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A3A7C0
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A0A8BE
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A3A7BF
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A6A9AD
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A9A7B7
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A8A8A8
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A9A7AE

#AAA5BF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.37:1 Very poor#AAA5BF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.84:1 Very good#AAA5BF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AAA5BF in CSS

/* Pastel Purple */
.color { color: #AAA5BF; }
.background { background-color: #AAA5BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AAA5BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 165 191);
color: hsl(252 17% 70%);
color: oklch(0.735 0.038 294.3);

#AAA5BF FAQ

What color is #AAA5BF?

#AAA5BF 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 #AAA5BF?

#AAA5BF is rgb(170, 165, 191) in RGB, hsl(252, 17%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(11%, 14%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AAA5BF?

The complementary color of #AAA5BF is #BABFA5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AAA5BF?

Black text has the best contrast on #AAA5BF: 8.84:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AAA5BF a warm or cool color?

#AAA5BF is a cool color.