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#956BA2

#956ba2 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#956ba2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 41.96% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.02% cyan, 33.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 285.82°, with 22.82% saturation and 52.75% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 5.63.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1951

Complementary

  1. #956ba2
  2. #78a26b

Split complementary

  1. #956ba2
  2. #94a26b
  3. #6ba27a

Analogous

  1. #7a6ba2
  2. #956ba2
  3. #a26b94

Triadic

  1. #956ba2
  2. #a2956b
  3. #6ba295

Tetradic

  1. #956ba2
  2. #a26b78
  3. #78a26b
  4. #6ba295

Square

  1. #956ba2
  2. #a27a6b
  3. #78a26b
  4. #6b94a2

Monochromatic

  1. #412d47
  2. #6c4a76
  3. #956ba2
  4. #b79ac0
  5. #d8c9dd

Shades

#956ba2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #956ba2
  2. #866092
  3. #775682
  4. #684b71
  5. #594061
  6. #4b3651
  7. #3c2b41
  8. #2d2031
  9. #1e1520
  10. #0f0b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#956ba2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #956ba2
  2. #a07aab
  3. #aa89b5
  4. #b597be
  5. #bfa6c7
  6. #cab5d1
  7. #d5c4da
  8. #dfd3e3
  9. #eae1ec
  10. #f4f0f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#956ba2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #956ba2
  2. #936d9f
  3. #916f9b
  4. #8f7198
  5. #8d7394
  6. #8b7691
  7. #88788e
  8. #867a8a
  9. #847c87
  10. #827e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86748c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6477a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e7ca0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #95717f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a73a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f75a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #956f8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-956ba2 {
  color: #956ba2;
}
Background
.bg-956ba2 {
  background-color: #956ba2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-956ba2 {
  border: 2px solid #956ba2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #956ba2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 107 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 23% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-956ba2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #956ba2, #a26b94);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-956ba2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 107 162 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 5.63 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.19 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.44 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.96 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.76 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 11.77 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.81 #6a945d Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#956ba2  rgb(149, 107, 162)  hsl(286, 23%, 53%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#78a26b  rgb(120, 162, 107)  hsl(106, 23%, 53%)  Asparagus
#a2956b  rgb(162, 149, 107)  hsl(46, 23%, 53%)  Ecru
#6ba295  rgb(107, 162, 149)  hsl(166, 23%, 53%)  Cadet Blue