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#976CA2

#976ca2 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#976ca2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 42.35% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.79% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 287.78°, with 22.5% saturation and 52.94% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 5.64.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1991

Complementary

  1. #976ca2
  2. #77a26c

Split complementary

  1. #976ca2
  2. #92a26c
  3. #6ca27c

Analogous

  1. #7c6ca2
  2. #976ca2
  3. #a26c92

Triadic

  1. #976ca2
  2. #a2976c
  3. #6ca297

Tetradic

  1. #976ca2
  2. #a26c77
  3. #77a26c
  4. #6ca297

Square

  1. #976ca2
  2. #a27c6c
  3. #77a26c
  4. #6c92a2

Monochromatic

  1. #422d48
  2. #6e4b77
  3. #976ca2
  4. #b89bc0
  5. #d9cadd

Shades

#976ca2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #976ca2
  2. #886192
  3. #795682
  4. #6a4c71
  5. #5b4161
  6. #4c3651
  7. #3c2b41
  8. #2d2031
  9. #1e1620
  10. #0f0b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#976ca2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #976ca2
  2. #a17bab
  3. #ac89b5
  4. #b698be
  5. #c1a7c7
  6. #cbb6d1
  7. #d5c4da
  8. #e0d3e3
  9. #eae2ec
  10. #f5f0f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#976ca2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #976ca2
  2. #956e9f
  3. #92709b
  4. #907298
  5. #8e7494
  6. #8c7691
  7. #89788e
  8. #877a8a
  9. #857c87
  10. #827e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87758c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6578a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f7da0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #987280 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c74a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8176a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #97708f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-976ca2 {
  color: #976ca2;
}
Background
.bg-976ca2 {
  background-color: #976ca2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-976ca2 {
  border: 2px solid #976ca2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #976ca2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 108 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 23% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-976ca2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #976ca2, #a26c92);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-976ca2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 108 162 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 5.64 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.48 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.81 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.56 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.81 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.81 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 11.86 #68935d Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#976ca2  rgb(151, 108, 162)  hsl(288, 23%, 53%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#77a26c  rgb(119, 162, 108)  hsl(108, 23%, 53%)  Asparagus
#a2976c  rgb(162, 151, 108)  hsl(48, 23%, 53%)  Ecru
#6ca297  rgb(108, 162, 151)  hsl(168, 23%, 53%)  Cadet Blue