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#9178E2

#9178e2 ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9178e2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.86% red, 47.06% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.84% cyan, 46.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 254.15°, with 64.63% saturation and 67.84% 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 5.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 2.75.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2494

Complementary

  1. #9178e2
  2. #c9e278

Split complementary

  1. #9178e2
  2. #e2c678
  3. #94e278

Analogous

  1. #7894e2
  2. #9178e2
  3. #c678e2

Triadic

  1. #9178e2
  2. #e29178
  3. #78e291

Tetradic

  1. #9178e2
  2. #e278c9
  3. #c9e278
  4. #78e291

Square

  1. #9178e2
  2. #e27894
  3. #c9e278
  4. #78e2c6

Monochromatic

  1. #40229f
  2. #5e39d4
  3. #9178e2
  4. #c4b7f0
  5. #f1eefb

Shades

#9178e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9178e2
  2. #836ccb
  3. #7460b5
  4. #66549e
  5. #574888
  6. #493c71
  7. #3a305a
  8. #2c2444
  9. #1d182d
  10. #0f0c17
  11. #000000

Tints

#9178e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9178e2
  2. #9c86e5
  3. #a793e8
  4. #b2a1eb
  5. #bdaeee
  6. #c8bcf1
  7. #d3c9f3
  8. #ded7f6
  9. #e9e4f9
  10. #f4f2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9178e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9178e2
  2. #8f79d8
  3. #8e7ace
  4. #8c7ac5
  5. #8a7bbb
  6. #897cb1
  7. #877da7
  8. #857e9d
  9. #837e94
  10. #827f8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c82b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #528ae6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5687df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d8da2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7183e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7281e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8585bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9178e2 {
  color: #9178e2;
}
Background
.bg-9178e2 {
  background-color: #9178e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9178e2 {
  border: 2px solid #9178e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9178e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 120 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 65% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9178e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9178e2, #c678e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9178e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 120 226 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 2.75 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.39 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.97 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.22 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.15 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.36 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.36 #6e871d Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#9178e2  rgb(145, 120, 226)  hsl(254, 65%, 68%)  Medium Purple
#c9e278  rgb(201, 226, 120)  hsl(74, 65%, 68%)  June Bud
#e29178  rgb(226, 145, 120)  hsl(14, 65%, 68%)  Dark Salmon
#78e291  rgb(120, 226, 145)  hsl(134, 65%, 68%)  Pastel Green