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#978EC2

#978ec2 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#978ec2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 55.69% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.16% cyan, 26.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 250.38°, with 29.89% saturation and 65.88% 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 6.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 7.64.

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Relative luminance0.2982

Complementary

  1. #978ec2
  2. #b9c28e

Split complementary

  1. #978ec2
  2. #c2b18e
  3. #9fc28e

Analogous

  1. #8e9fc2
  2. #978ec2
  3. #b18ec2

Triadic

  1. #978ec2
  2. #c2978e
  3. #8ec297

Tetradic

  1. #978ec2
  2. #c28eb9
  3. #b9c28e
  4. #8ec297

Square

  1. #978ec2
  2. #c28e9f
  3. #b9c28e
  4. #8ec2b1

Monochromatic

  1. #4a4077
  2. #695ca7
  3. #978ec2
  4. #c5c0dd
  5. #f2f1f8

Shades

#978ec2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #978ec2
  2. #8880af
  3. #79729b
  4. #6a6388
  5. #5b5574
  6. #4c4761
  7. #3c394e
  8. #2d2b3a
  9. #1e1c27
  10. #0f0e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#978ec2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #978ec2
  2. #a199c8
  3. #aca5ce
  4. #b6b0d4
  5. #c1bbda
  6. #cbc7e1
  7. #d5d2e7
  8. #e0dded
  9. #eae8f3
  10. #f5f4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#978ec2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #978ec2
  2. #958dbb
  3. #928bb5
  4. #908aae
  5. #8e88a8
  6. #8c87a1
  7. #89869a
  8. #878494
  9. #85838d
  10. #828187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9592a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8195c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8294c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e96a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b92c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b91c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9293af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-978ec2 {
  color: #978ec2;
}
Background
.bg-978ec2 {
  background-color: #978ec2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-978ec2 {
  border: 2px solid #978ec2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #978ec2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 142 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 30% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-978ec2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #978ec2, #b18ec2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-978ec2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 142 194 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.64 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.39 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.44 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.51 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.96 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.26 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 11.79 #68713d Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#978ec2  rgb(151, 142, 194)  hsl(250, 30%, 66%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#b9c28e  rgb(185, 194, 142)  hsl(70, 30%, 66%)  Sage
#c2978e  rgb(194, 151, 142)  hsl(10, 30%, 66%)  Rosy Brown
#8ec297  rgb(142, 194, 151)  hsl(130, 30%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green