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#7272A0

#7272a0 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#7272a0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 44.71% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.75% cyan, 28.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 19.49% saturation and 53.73% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 9.42.

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Relative luminance0.1815

Complementary

  1. #7272a0
  2. #a0a072

Split complementary

  1. #7272a0
  2. #a08972
  3. #89a072

Analogous

  1. #7289a0
  2. #7272a0
  3. #8972a0

Triadic

  1. #7272a0
  2. #a07272
  3. #72a072

Tetradic

  1. #7272a0
  2. #a072a0
  3. #a0a072
  4. #72a072

Square

  1. #7272a0
  2. #a07289
  3. #a0a072
  4. #72a089

Monochromatic

  1. #313148
  2. #505076
  3. #7272a0
  4. #a0a0bf
  5. #cdcdde

Shades

#7272a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7272a0
  2. #676790
  3. #5b5b80
  4. #505070
  5. #444460
  6. #393950
  7. #2e2e40
  8. #222230
  9. #171720
  10. #0b0b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#7272a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7272a0
  2. #8080aa
  3. #8e8eb3
  4. #9c9cbd
  5. #aaaac6
  6. #b9b9d0
  7. #c7c7d9
  8. #d5d5e3
  9. #e3e3ec
  10. #f1f1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7272a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7272a0
  2. #73739d
  3. #75759a
  4. #767696
  5. #787893
  6. #797990
  7. #7a7a8d
  8. #7c7c8a
  9. #7d7d86
  10. #7f7f83
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #747489 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6578a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #64759f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #677a82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b75a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a749f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6c778f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7272a0 {
  color: #7272a0;
}
Background
.bg-7272a0 {
  background-color: #7272a0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7272a0 {
  border: 2px solid #7272a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7272a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 114 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 19% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7272a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7272a0, #8972a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7272a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 114 160 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.42 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.83 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 12.31 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 12.35 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 12.49 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 12.57 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 12.63 #8d8d5f Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#7272a0  rgb(114, 114, 160)  hsl(240, 19%, 54%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#a0a072  rgb(160, 160, 114)  hsl(60, 19%, 54%)  Moss Green
#a07272  rgb(160, 114, 114)  hsl(0, 19%, 54%)  Copper Rose
#72a072  rgb(114, 160, 114)  hsl(120, 19%, 54%)  Asparagus