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#8A6DAD

#8a6dad ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a6dad is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 42.75% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.23% cyan, 36.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 267.19°, with 28.07% saturation and 55.29% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 4.22.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1936

Complementary

  1. #8a6dad
  2. #90ad6d

Split complementary

  1. #8a6dad
  2. #adaa6d
  3. #70ad6d

Analogous

  1. #6d70ad
  2. #8a6dad
  3. #aa6dad

Triadic

  1. #8a6dad
  2. #ad8a6d
  3. #6dad8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a6dad
  2. #ad6d90
  3. #90ad6d
  4. #6dad8a

Square

  1. #8a6dad
  2. #ad6d70
  3. #90ad6d
  4. #6dadaa

Monochromatic

  1. #3f2e53
  2. #644a84
  3. #8a6dad
  4. #b19ec9
  5. #d9cfe4

Shades

#8a6dad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a6dad
  2. #7c629c
  3. #6e578a
  4. #614c79
  5. #534168
  6. #453757
  7. #372c45
  8. #292134
  9. #1c1623
  10. #0e0b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a6dad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a6dad
  2. #967cb5
  3. #a18abd
  4. #ad99c6
  5. #b9a7ce
  6. #c5b6d6
  7. #d0c5de
  8. #dcd3e6
  9. #e8e2ef
  10. #f3f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a6dad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a6dad
  2. #896fa9
  3. #8871a4
  4. #8773a0
  5. #86759b
  6. #857797
  7. #847892
  8. #837a8e
  9. #827c89
  10. #817e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #817591 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f79af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #657aab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #857785 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7374ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7575ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #877397 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a6dad {
  color: #8a6dad;
}
Background
.bg-8a6dad {
  background-color: #8a6dad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a6dad {
  border: 2px solid #8a6dad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a6dad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 109 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 28% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a6dad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a6dad, #aa6dad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a6dad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 109 173 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 4.22 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.90 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.57 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.82 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.91 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.24 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 12.05 #759252 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#8a6dad  rgb(138, 109, 173)  hsl(267, 28%, 55%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#90ad6d  rgb(144, 173, 109)  hsl(87, 28%, 55%)  Asparagus
#ad8a6d  rgb(173, 138, 109)  hsl(27, 28%, 55%)  Cafe au Lait
#6dad8a  rgb(109, 173, 138)  hsl(147, 28%, 55%)  Mint