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#978BBC

#978bbc ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#978bbc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 54.51% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.68% cyan, 26.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 254.69°, with 26.78% saturation and 64.12% 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 6.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 6.68.

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Relative luminance0.2868

Complementary

  1. #978bbc
  2. #b0bc8b

Split complementary

  1. #978bbc
  2. #bcb08b
  3. #98bc8b

Analogous

  1. #8b98bc
  2. #978bbc
  3. #b08bbc

Triadic

  1. #978bbc
  2. #bc978b
  3. #8bbc97

Tetradic

  1. #978bbc
  2. #bc8bb0
  3. #b0bc8b
  4. #8bbc97

Square

  1. #978bbc
  2. #bc8b98
  3. #b0bc8b
  4. #8bbcb0

Monochromatic

  1. #4b406e
  2. #6c5c9f
  3. #978bbc
  4. #c2bbd8
  5. #eeecf4

Shades

#978bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #978bbc
  2. #887da9
  3. #796f96
  4. #6a6184
  5. #5b5371
  6. #4c465e
  7. #3c384b
  8. #2d2a38
  9. #1e1c26
  10. #0f0e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#978bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #978bbc
  2. #a197c3
  3. #aca2c9
  4. #b6aed0
  5. #c1b9d7
  6. #cbc5de
  7. #d5d1e4
  8. #e0dceb
  9. #eae8f2
  10. #f5f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#978bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #978bbc
  2. #958ab6
  3. #9289b0
  4. #9088aa
  5. #8e87a4
  6. #8c869e
  7. #898498
  8. #878392
  9. #85828c
  10. #828186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #948fa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8092be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8191bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #90939c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a8fbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b8fbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9390aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-978bbc {
  color: #978bbc;
}
Background
.bg-978bbc {
  background-color: #978bbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-978bbc {
  border: 2px solid #978bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #978bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 139 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 27% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-978bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #978bbc, #b08bbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-978bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 139 188 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.68 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.71 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.40 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.71 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.06 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 11.21 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.71 #687443 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#978bbc  rgb(151, 139, 188)  hsl(255, 27%, 64%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#b0bc8b  rgb(176, 188, 139)  hsl(75, 27%, 64%)  Sage
#bc978b  rgb(188, 151, 139)  hsl(15, 27%, 64%)  Rosy Brown
#8bbc97  rgb(139, 188, 151)  hsl(135, 27%, 64%)  Dark Sea Green