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#A46BB2

#a46bb2 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a46bb2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 41.96% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.87% cyan, 39.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 288.17°, with 31.56% saturation and 55.88% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 5.7.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.2162

Complementary

  1. #a46bb2
  2. #79b26b

Split complementary

  1. #a46bb2
  2. #9cb26b
  3. #6bb280

Analogous

  1. #806bb2
  2. #a46bb2
  3. #b26b9c

Triadic

  1. #a46bb2
  2. #b2a46b
  3. #6bb2a4

Tetradic

  1. #a46bb2
  2. #b26b79
  3. #79b26b
  4. #6bb2a4

Square

  1. #a46bb2
  2. #b2806b
  3. #79b26b
  4. #6b9cb2

Monochromatic

  1. #4f2d57
  2. #7c4789
  3. #a46bb2
  4. #c39dcc
  5. #e2d0e6

Shades

#a46bb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a46bb2
  2. #9460a0
  3. #83568e
  4. #734b7d
  5. #62406b
  6. #523659
  7. #422b47
  8. #312035
  9. #211524
  10. #100b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#a46bb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a46bb2
  2. #ad7aba
  3. #b689c1
  4. #bf97c9
  5. #c8a6d1
  6. #d2b5d9
  7. #dbc4e0
  8. #e4d3e8
  9. #ede1f0
  10. #f6f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a46bb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a46bb2
  2. #a06dad
  3. #9d6fa8
  4. #9971a3
  5. #96739e
  6. #927699
  7. #8e7894
  8. #8b7a8f
  9. #877c8a
  10. #847e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #907897 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #617cb5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7082b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a57486 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8176b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #887ab1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4709a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a46bb2 {
  color: #a46bb2;
}
Background
.bg-a46bb2 {
  background-color: #a46bb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a46bb2 {
  border: 2px solid #a46bb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a46bb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 107 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 32% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a46bb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a46bb2, #b26b9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a46bb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 107 178 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 5.70 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.98 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.19 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.70 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.72 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.94 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.10 #5b944d Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#a46bb2  rgb(164, 107, 178)  hsl(288, 32%, 56%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#79b26b  rgb(121, 178, 107)  hsl(108, 32%, 56%)  Asparagus
#b2a46b  rgb(178, 164, 107)  hsl(48, 32%, 56%)  Ecru
#6bb2a4  rgb(107, 178, 164)  hsl(168, 32%, 56%)  Verdigris