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#8A6797

#8a6797 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8a6797 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 40.39% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.61% cyan, 31.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 283.75°, with 18.9% saturation and 49.8% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 7.82.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1734

Complementary

  1. #8a6797
  2. #749767

Split complementary

  1. #8a6797
  2. #8c9767
  3. #679772

Analogous

  1. #726797
  2. #8a6797
  3. #97678c

Triadic

  1. #8a6797
  2. #978a67
  3. #67978a

Tetradic

  1. #8a6797
  2. #976774
  3. #749767
  4. #67978a

Square

  1. #8a6797
  2. #977267
  3. #749767
  4. #678c97

Monochromatic

  1. #37293c
  2. #60486a
  3. #8a6797
  4. #ad94b6
  5. #d0c2d5

Shades

#8a6797 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a6797
  2. #7c5d88
  3. #6e5279
  4. #61486a
  5. #533e5b
  6. #45344c
  7. #37293c
  8. #291f2d
  9. #1c151e
  10. #0e0a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a6797 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a6797
  2. #9676a1
  3. #a185ac
  4. #ad95b6
  5. #b9a4c1
  6. #c5b3cb
  7. #d0c2d5
  8. #dcd1e0
  9. #e8e1ea
  10. #f3f0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a6797 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a6797
  2. #896a95
  3. #886c92
  4. #876f90
  5. #86718e
  6. #85748c
  7. #847689
  8. #837987
  9. #827b85
  10. #817e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d6f83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #607199 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #687595 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a6d78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #736d98 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #777096 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a6a86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a6797 {
  color: #8a6797;
}
Background
.bg-8a6797 {
  background-color: #8a6797;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a6797 {
  border: 2px solid #8a6797;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a6797;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 103 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 19% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a6797 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a6797, #97678c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a6797 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 103 151 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.82 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.95 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.54 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.82 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 10.82 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.88 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.09 #759868 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#8a6797  rgb(138, 103, 151)  hsl(284, 19%, 50%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#749767  rgb(116, 151, 103)  hsl(104, 19%, 50%)  Asparagus
#978a67  rgb(151, 138, 103)  hsl(44, 19%, 50%)  Camel
#67978a  rgb(103, 151, 138)  hsl(164, 19%, 50%)  Cadet Blue