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#A287C8

#a287c8 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a287c8 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 52.94% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19% cyan, 32.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 264.92°, with 37.14% saturation and 65.69% 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 6.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 5.16.

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Relative luminance0.2918

Complementary

  1. #a287c8
  2. #adc887

Split complementary

  1. #a287c8
  2. #c8c387
  3. #8dc887

Analogous

  1. #878dc8
  2. #a287c8
  3. #c387c8

Triadic

  1. #a287c8
  2. #c8a287
  3. #87c8a2

Tetradic

  1. #a287c8
  2. #c887ad
  3. #adc887
  4. #87c8a2

Square

  1. #a287c8
  2. #c8878d
  3. #adc887
  4. #87c8c3

Monochromatic

  1. #55397d
  2. #7953b0
  3. #a287c8
  4. #cbbbe0
  5. #f3f0f8

Shades

#a287c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a287c8
  2. #927ab4
  3. #826ca0
  4. #715f8c
  5. #615178
  6. #514464
  7. #413650
  8. #31293c
  9. #201b28
  10. #100e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#a287c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a287c8
  2. #ab93ce
  3. #b59fd3
  4. #beabd9
  5. #c7b7de
  6. #d1c3e4
  7. #dacfe9
  8. #e3dbef
  9. #ece7f4
  10. #f6f3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a287c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a287c8
  2. #9f86c1
  3. #9b86ba
  4. #9885b2
  5. #9484ab
  6. #9184a4
  7. #8e839d
  8. #8a8296
  9. #87818e
  10. #838187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #998eab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7992cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e93c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c919f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b8eca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e8ec7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e8db1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a287c8 {
  color: #a287c8;
}
Background
.bg-a287c8 {
  background-color: #a287c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a287c8 {
  border: 2px solid #a287c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a287c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 135 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 37% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a287c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a287c8, #c387c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a287c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 135 200 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 5.16 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.19 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.36 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.40 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.50 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 11.75 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.95 #5d7837 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#a287c8  rgb(162, 135, 200)  hsl(265, 37%, 66%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#adc887  rgb(173, 200, 135)  hsl(85, 37%, 66%)  Olivine
#c8a287  rgb(200, 162, 135)  hsl(25, 37%, 66%)  Tumbleweed
#87c8a2  rgb(135, 200, 162)  hsl(145, 37%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green