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#8A6799

#8a6799 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8a6799 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 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.8% cyan, 32.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 282°, with 19.69% saturation and 50.2% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 7.48.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.174

Complementary

  1. #8a6799
  2. #769967

Split complementary

  1. #8a6799
  2. #8f9967
  3. #679971

Analogous

  1. #716799
  2. #8a6799
  3. #99678f

Triadic

  1. #8a6799
  2. #998a67
  3. #67998a

Tetradic

  1. #8a6799
  2. #996776
  3. #769967
  4. #67998a

Square

  1. #8a6799
  2. #997167
  3. #769967
  4. #678f99

Monochromatic

  1. #38293e
  2. #61486b
  3. #8a6799
  4. #ad95b8
  5. #d0c3d6

Shades

#8a6799 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a6799
  2. #7c5d8a
  3. #6e527a
  4. #61486b
  5. #533e5c
  6. #45344d
  7. #37293d
  8. #291f2e
  9. #1c151f
  10. #0e0a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a6799 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a6799
  2. #9676a3
  3. #a185ad
  4. #ad95b8
  5. #b9a4c2
  6. #c5b3cc
  7. #d0c2d6
  8. #dcd1e0
  9. #e8e1eb
  10. #f3f0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a6799 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a6799
  2. #896a97
  3. #886c94
  4. #876f92
  5. #86718f
  6. #85748d
  7. #84768a
  8. #837988
  9. #827b85
  10. #817e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d6f84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #60729b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #687597 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #896d79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #736e9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #777098 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a6b87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a6799 {
  color: #8a6799;
}
Background
.bg-8a6799 {
  background-color: #8a6799;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a6799 {
  border: 2px solid #8a6799;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a6799;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 103 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 20% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a6799 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a6799, #99678f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a6799 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 103 153 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.48 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.63 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.48 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.58 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.61 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 11.21 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 11.24 #759866 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#8a6799  rgb(138, 103, 153)  hsl(282, 20%, 50%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#769967  rgb(118, 153, 103)  hsl(102, 20%, 50%)  Asparagus
#998a67  rgb(153, 138, 103)  hsl(42, 20%, 50%)  Camel
#67998a  rgb(103, 153, 138)  hsl(162, 20%, 50%)  Cadet Blue