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#836992

#836992 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#836992 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 41.18% green and 57.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.27% cyan, 28.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.75% black. Its hue angle is 278.05°, with 16.33% saturation and 49.22% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 8.67.

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Relative luminance0.17

Complementary

  1. #836992
  2. #789269

Split complementary

  1. #836992
  2. #8d9269
  3. #69926f

Analogous

  1. #6f6992
  2. #836992
  3. #92698d

Triadic

  1. #836992
  2. #928369
  3. #699283

Tetradic

  1. #836992
  2. #926978
  3. #789269
  4. #699283

Square

  1. #836992
  2. #926f69
  3. #789269
  4. #698d92

Monochromatic

  1. #332939
  2. #5b4966
  3. #836992
  4. #a895b3
  5. #ccc1d3

Shades

#836992 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #836992
  2. #765f83
  3. #695475
  4. #5c4a66
  5. #4f3f58
  6. #423549
  7. #342a3a
  8. #27202c
  9. #1a151d
  10. #0d0b0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#836992 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #836992
  2. #8f789d
  3. #9c87a8
  4. #a896b3
  5. #b5a5be
  6. #c1b4c9
  7. #cdc3d3
  8. #dad2de
  9. #e6e1e9
  10. #f3f0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#836992 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #836992
  2. #836b90
  3. #826e8e
  4. #82708d
  5. #82728b
  6. #827589
  7. #817787
  8. #817985
  9. #817b84
  10. #807e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #796f80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #637194 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #687391 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #826e77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #716e93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #746f91 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #826c83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-836992 {
  color: #836992;
}
Background
.bg-836992 {
  background-color: #836992;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-836992 {
  border: 2px solid #836992;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #836992;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 105 146;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 16% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-836992 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #836992, #92698d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-836992 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 105 146 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.67 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 8.77 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.04 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 11.85 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.96 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.98 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 12.53 #7c966d Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#836992  rgb(131, 105, 146)  hsl(278, 16%, 49%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#789269  rgb(120, 146, 105)  hsl(98, 16%, 49%)  Moss Green
#928369  rgb(146, 131, 105)  hsl(38, 16%, 49%)  Beaver
#699283  rgb(105, 146, 131)  hsl(158, 16%, 49%)  Xanadu