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#8A6BB3

#8a6bb3 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a6bb3 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 41.96% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.91% cyan, 40.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 265.83°, with 32.14% saturation and 56.08% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 4.97.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1917

Complementary

  1. #8a6bb3
  2. #94b36b

Split complementary

  1. #8a6bb3
  2. #b3ae6b
  3. #70b36b

Analogous

  1. #6b70b3
  2. #8a6bb3
  3. #ae6bb3

Triadic

  1. #8a6bb3
  2. #b38a6b
  3. #6bb38a

Tetradic

  1. #8a6bb3
  2. #b36b94
  3. #94b36b
  4. #6bb38a

Square

  1. #8a6bb3
  2. #b36b70
  3. #94b36b
  4. #6bb3ae

Monochromatic

  1. #402d58
  2. #64478a
  3. #8a6bb3
  4. #b29ecd
  5. #dad0e7

Shades

#8a6bb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a6bb3
  2. #7c60a1
  3. #6e568f
  4. #614b7d
  5. #53406b
  6. #45365a
  7. #372b48
  8. #292036
  9. #1c1524
  10. #0e0b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a6bb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a6bb3
  2. #967abb
  3. #a189c2
  4. #ad97ca
  5. #b9a6d1
  6. #c5b5d9
  7. #d0c4e1
  8. #dcd3e8
  9. #e8e1f0
  10. #f3f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a6bb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a6bb3
  2. #896dae
  3. #886fa9
  4. #8771a4
  5. #86739f
  6. #85769a
  7. #847894
  8. #837a8f
  9. #827c8a
  10. #817e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #807494 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a78b6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6079b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #837786 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7073b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7374b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #86729a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a6bb3 {
  color: #8a6bb3;
}
Background
.bg-8a6bb3 {
  background-color: #8a6bb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a6bb3 {
  border: 2px solid #8a6bb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a6bb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 107 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 32% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a6bb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a6bb3, #ae6bb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a6bb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 107 179 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 4.97 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.48 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.26 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.91 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.20 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.69 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.88 #75944c Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#8a6bb3  rgb(138, 107, 179)  hsl(266, 32%, 56%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#94b36b  rgb(148, 179, 107)  hsl(86, 32%, 56%)  Olivine
#b38a6b  rgb(179, 138, 107)  hsl(26, 32%, 56%)  Cafe au Lait
#6bb38a  rgb(107, 179, 138)  hsl(146, 32%, 56%)  Mint