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#A287C5

#a287c5 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a287c5 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 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.77% cyan, 31.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 266.13°, with 34.83% saturation and 65.1% 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 6.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 4.99.

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Relative luminance0.2904

Complementary

  1. #a287c5
  2. #aac587

Split complementary

  1. #a287c5
  2. #c5c187
  3. #8bc587

Analogous

  1. #878bc5
  2. #a287c5
  3. #c187c5

Triadic

  1. #a287c5
  2. #c5a287
  3. #87c5a2

Tetradic

  1. #a287c5
  2. #c587aa
  3. #aac587
  4. #87c5a2

Square

  1. #a287c5
  2. #c5878b
  3. #aac587
  4. #87c5c1

Monochromatic

  1. #553a79
  2. #7a53ac
  3. #a287c5
  4. #cabbde
  5. #f2eef7

Shades

#a287c5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a287c5
  2. #927ab1
  3. #826c9e
  4. #715f8a
  5. #615176
  6. #514463
  7. #41364f
  8. #31293b
  9. #201b27
  10. #100e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#a287c5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a287c5
  2. #ab93cb
  3. #b59fd1
  4. #beabd6
  5. #c7b7dc
  6. #d1c3e2
  7. #dacfe8
  8. #e3dbee
  9. #ece7f3
  10. #f6f3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a287c5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a287c5
  2. #9f86be
  3. #9b86b7
  4. #9885b0
  5. #9484a9
  6. #9184a3
  7. #8e839c
  8. #8a8295
  9. #87818e
  10. #838187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #998ea9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a92c7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f93c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d909d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c8ec7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f8ec4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f8daf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a287c5 {
  color: #a287c5;
}
Background
.bg-a287c5 {
  background-color: #a287c5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a287c5 {
  border: 2px solid #a287c5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a287c5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 135 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 35% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a287c5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a287c5, #c187c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a287c5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 135 197 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 4.99 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.60 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.26 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.91 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.79 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.55 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 11.73 #5d783a Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#a287c5  rgb(162, 135, 197)  hsl(266, 35%, 65%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#aac587  rgb(170, 197, 135)  hsl(86, 35%, 65%)  Olivine
#c5a287  rgb(197, 162, 135)  hsl(26, 35%, 65%)  Tumbleweed
#87c5a2  rgb(135, 197, 162)  hsl(146, 35%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green