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#9272AE

#9272ae ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9272ae is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 57.25% red, 44.71% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.09% cyan, 34.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 272°, with 27.03% saturation and 56.47% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 2.26.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.212

Complementary

  1. #9272ae
  2. #8eae72

Split complementary

  1. #9272ae
  2. #acae72
  3. #72ae74

Analogous

  1. #7472ae
  2. #9272ae
  3. #ae72ac

Triadic

  1. #9272ae
  2. #ae9272
  3. #72ae92

Tetradic

  1. #9272ae
  2. #ae728e
  3. #8eae72
  4. #72ae92

Square

  1. #9272ae
  2. #ae7472
  3. #8eae72
  4. #72acae

Monochromatic

  1. #453156
  2. #6c4d86
  3. #9272ae
  4. #b8a3ca
  5. #ddd3e6

Shades

#9272ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9272ae
  2. #83679d
  3. #755b8b
  4. #66507a
  5. #584468
  6. #493957
  7. #3a2e46
  8. #2c2234
  9. #1d1723
  10. #0f0b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#9272ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9272ae
  2. #9d80b6
  3. #a88ebe
  4. #b39cc6
  5. #beaace
  6. #c9b9d7
  7. #d3c7df
  8. #ded5e7
  9. #e9e3ef
  10. #f4f1f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9272ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9272ae
  2. #9073a9
  3. #8e75a5
  4. #8d76a0
  5. #8b789c
  6. #897997
  7. #877a92
  8. #857c8e
  9. #847d89
  10. #827f85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #877a94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #667eb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d7fac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e7b88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a79af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e7aad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #907799 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9272ae {
  color: #9272ae;
}
Background
.bg-9272ae {
  background-color: #9272ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9272ae {
  border: 2px solid #9272ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9272ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 146 114 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 27% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9272ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9272ae, #ae72ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9272ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(146 114 174 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 2.26 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.62 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.14 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.85 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.00 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.87 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 12.17 #6d8d51 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#9272ae  rgb(146, 114, 174)  hsl(272, 27%, 56%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#8eae72  rgb(142, 174, 114)  hsl(92, 27%, 56%)  Asparagus
#ae9272  rgb(174, 146, 114)  hsl(32, 27%, 56%)  Camel
#72ae92  rgb(114, 174, 146)  hsl(152, 27%, 56%)  Mint