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#978BC1

#978bc1 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#978bc1 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 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.76% cyan, 27.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 253.33°, with 30.34% saturation and 65.1% 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 6.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 6.57.

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Relative luminance0.2889

Complementary

  1. #978bc1
  2. #b5c18b

Split complementary

  1. #978bc1
  2. #c1b28b
  3. #9ac18b

Analogous

  1. #8b9ac1
  2. #978bc1
  3. #b28bc1

Triadic

  1. #978bc1
  2. #c1978b
  3. #8bc197

Tetradic

  1. #978bc1
  2. #c18bb5
  3. #b5c18b
  4. #8bc197

Square

  1. #978bc1
  2. #c18b9a
  3. #b5c18b
  4. #8bc1b2

Monochromatic

  1. #4a3e75
  2. #6a59a6
  3. #978bc1
  4. #c4bddc
  5. #f0eff6

Shades

#978bc1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #978bc1
  2. #887dae
  3. #796f9a
  4. #6a6187
  5. #5b5374
  6. #4c4661
  7. #3c384d
  8. #2d2a3a
  9. #1e1c27
  10. #0f0e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#978bc1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #978bc1
  2. #a197c7
  3. #aca2cd
  4. #b6aed4
  5. #c1b9da
  6. #cbc5e0
  7. #d5d1e6
  8. #e0dcec
  9. #eae8f3
  10. #f5f3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#978bc1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #978bc1
  2. #958abb
  3. #9289b4
  4. #9088ae
  5. #8e87a7
  6. #8c86a1
  7. #89849a
  8. #878394
  9. #85828d
  10. #828187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #948fa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e93c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8092c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f949e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8990c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a8fc0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9290ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-978bc1 {
  color: #978bc1;
}
Background
.bg-978bc1 {
  background-color: #978bc1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-978bc1 {
  border: 2px solid #978bc1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #978bc1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 139 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 30% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-978bc1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #978bc1, #b28bc1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-978bc1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 139 193 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.57 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.03 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.71 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.98 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 11.04 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.51 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.68 #68743e Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#978bc1  rgb(151, 139, 193)  hsl(253, 30%, 65%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#b5c18b  rgb(181, 193, 139)  hsl(73, 30%, 65%)  Sage
#c1978b  rgb(193, 151, 139)  hsl(13, 30%, 65%)  Rosy Brown
#8bc197  rgb(139, 193, 151)  hsl(133, 30%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green