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#8F72A5

#8f72a5 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8f72a5 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 44.71% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.33% cyan, 30.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 274.12°, with 22.08% saturation and 54.71% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 3.81.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.2059

Complementary

  1. #8f72a5
  2. #88a572

Split complementary

  1. #8f72a5
  2. #a2a572
  3. #72a576

Analogous

  1. #7672a5
  2. #8f72a5
  3. #a572a2

Triadic

  1. #8f72a5
  2. #a58f72
  3. #72a58f

Tetradic

  1. #8f72a5
  2. #a57288
  3. #88a572
  4. #72a58f

Square

  1. #8f72a5
  2. #a57672
  3. #88a572
  4. #72a2a5

Monochromatic

  1. #41314d
  2. #684f7c
  3. #8f72a5
  4. #b4a1c3
  5. #d9cfe1

Shades

#8f72a5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f72a5
  2. #816795
  3. #725b84
  4. #645074
  5. #564463
  6. #483953
  7. #392e42
  8. #2b2232
  9. #1d1721
  10. #0e0b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f72a5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f72a5
  2. #9a80ae
  3. #a58eb7
  4. #b19cc0
  5. #bcaac9
  6. #c7b9d2
  7. #d2c7db
  8. #ddd5e4
  9. #e9e3ed
  10. #f4f1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f72a5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f72a5
  2. #8e73a1
  3. #8c759e
  4. #8b769a
  5. #897896
  6. #887993
  7. #867a8f
  8. #857c8b
  9. #837d87
  10. #827f84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85798f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #697ca7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f7ea3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8d7984 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a78a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d79a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e7693 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f72a5 {
  color: #8f72a5;
}
Background
.bg-8f72a5 {
  background-color: #8f72a5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8f72a5 {
  border: 2px solid #8f72a5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f72a5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 114 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 22% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f72a5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f72a5, #a572a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f72a5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 114 165 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 3.81 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.61 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.33 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 11.19 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.64 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.80 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 12.58 #708d5a Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#8f72a5  rgb(143, 114, 165)  hsl(274, 22%, 55%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#88a572  rgb(136, 165, 114)  hsl(94, 22%, 55%)  Asparagus
#a58f72  rgb(165, 143, 114)  hsl(34, 22%, 55%)  Camel
#72a58f  rgb(114, 165, 143)  hsl(154, 22%, 55%)  Jungle Green