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#8A7BC5

#8a7bc5 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a7bc5 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 48.24% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.95% cyan, 37.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 252.16°, with 38.95% saturation and 62.75% 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 5.39.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.236

Complementary

  1. #8a7bc5
  2. #b6c57b

Split complementary

  1. #8a7bc5
  2. #c5af7b
  3. #91c57b

Analogous

  1. #7b91c5
  2. #8a7bc5
  3. #af7bc5

Triadic

  1. #8a7bc5
  2. #c58a7b
  3. #7bc58a

Tetradic

  1. #8a7bc5
  2. #c57bb6
  3. #b6c57b
  4. #7bc58a

Square

  1. #8a7bc5
  2. #c57b91
  3. #b6c57b
  4. #7bc5af

Monochromatic

  1. #403374
  2. #5e4aa9
  3. #8a7bc5
  4. #b9b0dc
  5. #e8e5f4

Shades

#8a7bc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a7bc5
  2. #7c6fb1
  3. #6e629e
  4. #61568a
  5. #534a76
  6. #453e63
  7. #37314f
  8. #29253b
  9. #1c1927
  10. #0e0c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a7bc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a7bc5
  2. #9688cb
  3. #a195d1
  4. #ada3d6
  5. #b9b0dc
  6. #c5bde2
  7. #d0cae8
  8. #dcd7ee
  9. #e8e5f3
  10. #f3f2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a7bc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a7bc5
  2. #897cbe
  3. #887cb7
  4. #877db0
  5. #867da9
  6. #857ea3
  7. #847e9c
  8. #837f95
  9. #827f8e
  10. #818087
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8781a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6686c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6784c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d8897 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7682c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7781c4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8283ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a7bc5 {
  color: #8a7bc5;
}
Background
.bg-8a7bc5 {
  background-color: #8a7bc5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a7bc5 {
  border: 2px solid #8a7bc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a7bc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 123 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 39% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a7bc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a7bc5, #af7bc5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a7bc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 123 197 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 5.39 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.80 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.91 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.28 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.75 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.62 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.62 #75843a Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#8a7bc5  rgb(138, 123, 197)  hsl(252, 39%, 63%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#b6c57b  rgb(182, 197, 123)  hsl(72, 39%, 63%)  Olivine
#c58a7b  rgb(197, 138, 123)  hsl(12, 39%, 63%)  Rosy Brown
#7bc58a  rgb(123, 197, 138)  hsl(132, 39%, 63%)  Dark Sea Green