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#975B9C

#975b9c ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#975b9c is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 35.69% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.21% cyan, 41.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 295.38°, with 26.32% saturation and 48.43% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 5.59.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1646

Complementary

  1. #975b9c
  2. #609c5b

Split complementary

  1. #975b9c
  2. #819c5b
  3. #5b9c76

Analogous

  1. #765b9c
  2. #975b9c
  3. #9c5b81

Triadic

  1. #975b9c
  2. #9c975b
  3. #5b9c97

Tetradic

  1. #975b9c
  2. #9c5b60
  3. #609c5b
  4. #5b9c97

Square

  1. #975b9c
  2. #9c765b
  3. #609c5b
  4. #5b819c

Monochromatic

  1. #39233b
  2. #683f6c
  3. #975b9c
  4. #b789ba
  5. #d4bad6

Shades

#975b9c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #975b9c
  2. #88528c
  3. #79497d
  4. #6a406d
  5. #5b375e
  6. #4c2e4e
  7. #3c243e
  8. #2d1b2f
  9. #1e121f
  10. #0f0910
  11. #000000

Tints

#975b9c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #975b9c
  2. #a16ba6
  3. #ac7cb0
  4. #b68cba
  5. #c19dc4
  6. #cbadce
  7. #d5bdd7
  8. #e0cee1
  9. #eadeeb
  10. #f5eff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#975b9c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #975b9c
  2. #955f99
  3. #926296
  4. #906694
  5. #8e6a91
  6. #8c6e8e
  7. #89718b
  8. #877588
  9. #857986
  10. #827c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #826984 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #546c9e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #64739a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a6274 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #75669d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c6a9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #995f86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-975b9c {
  color: #975b9c;
}
Background
.bg-975b9c {
  background-color: #975b9c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-975b9c {
  border: 2px solid #975b9c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #975b9c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 91 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 26% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-975b9c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #975b9c, #9c5b81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-975b9c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 91 156 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.59 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.04 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.55 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.91 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.19 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.81 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 11.38 #68a463 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#975b9c  rgb(151, 91, 156)  hsl(295, 26%, 48%)  Purpureus
#609c5b  rgb(96, 156, 91)  hsl(115, 26%, 48%)  Asparagus
#9c975b  rgb(156, 151, 91)  hsl(55, 26%, 48%)  Moss Green
#5b9c97  rgb(91, 156, 151)  hsl(175, 26%, 48%)  Cadet Blue