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#A287C4

#a287c4 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a287c4 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 52.94% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.35% cyan, 31.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 266.56°, with 34.08% saturation and 64.9% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 4.96.

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Relative luminance0.2899

Complementary

  1. #a287c4
  2. #a9c487

Split complementary

  1. #a287c4
  2. #c4c187
  3. #8ac487

Analogous

  1. #878ac4
  2. #a287c4
  3. #c187c4

Triadic

  1. #a287c4
  2. #c4a287
  3. #87c4a2

Tetradic

  1. #a287c4
  2. #c487a9
  3. #a9c487
  4. #87c4a2

Square

  1. #a287c4
  2. #c4878a
  3. #a9c487
  4. #87c4c1

Monochromatic

  1. #563b77
  2. #7a54ab
  3. #a287c4
  4. #cabadd
  5. #f1eef6

Shades

#a287c4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a287c4
  2. #927ab0
  3. #826c9d
  4. #715f89
  5. #615176
  6. #514462
  7. #41364e
  8. #31293b
  9. #201b27
  10. #100e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#a287c4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a287c4
  2. #ab93ca
  3. #b59fd0
  4. #beabd6
  5. #c7b7dc
  6. #d1c3e2
  7. #dacfe7
  8. #e3dbed
  9. #ece7f3
  10. #f6f3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a287c4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a287c4
  2. #9f86bd
  3. #9b86b6
  4. #9885b0
  5. #9484a9
  6. #9184a2
  7. #8e839b
  8. #8a8294
  9. #87818e
  10. #838187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #998ea9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b92c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8093c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d909d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c8ec5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f8ec3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f8cae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a287c4 {
  color: #a287c4;
}
Background
.bg-a287c4 {
  background-color: #a287c4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a287c4 {
  border: 2px solid #a287c4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a287c4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 135 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 34% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a287c4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a287c4, #c187c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a287c4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 135 196 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 4.96 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.75 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.24 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.08 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.90 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.42 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 11.73 #5d783b Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#a287c4  rgb(162, 135, 196)  hsl(267, 34%, 65%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#a9c487  rgb(169, 196, 135)  hsl(87, 34%, 65%)  Olivine
#c4a287  rgb(196, 162, 135)  hsl(27, 34%, 65%)  Tumbleweed
#87c4a2  rgb(135, 196, 162)  hsl(147, 34%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green