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#9879E2

#9879e2 ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9879e2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 47.45% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.74% cyan, 46.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 257.71°, with 64.42% saturation and 68.04% 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 6.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 2.82.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2584

Complementary

  1. #9879e2
  2. #c3e279

Split complementary

  1. #9879e2
  2. #e2cc79
  3. #8fe279

Analogous

  1. #798fe2
  2. #9879e2
  3. #cc79e2

Triadic

  1. #9879e2
  2. #e29879
  3. #79e298

Tetradic

  1. #9879e2
  2. #e279c3
  3. #c3e279
  4. #79e298

Square

  1. #9879e2
  2. #e2798f
  3. #c3e279
  4. #79e2cc

Monochromatic

  1. #47239f
  2. #683ad4
  3. #9879e2
  4. #c8b8f0
  5. #f2eefb

Shades

#9879e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9879e2
  2. #896dcb
  3. #7a61b5
  4. #6a559e
  5. #5b4988
  6. #4c3d71
  7. #3d305a
  8. #2e2444
  9. #1e182d
  10. #0f0c17
  11. #000000

Tints

#9879e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9879e2
  2. #a286e5
  3. #ad94e8
  4. #b7a1eb
  5. #c1afee
  6. #ccbcf1
  7. #d6c9f3
  8. #e0d7f6
  9. #eae4f9
  10. #f5f2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9879e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9879e2
  2. #967ad8
  3. #937ace
  4. #917bc5
  5. #8e7cbb
  6. #8c7db1
  7. #8a7da7
  8. #877e9d
  9. #857f94
  10. #827f8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9084b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #568ce6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c8adf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #878da3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7685e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7883e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e85bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9879e2 {
  color: #9879e2;
}
Background
.bg-9879e2 {
  background-color: #9879e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9879e2 {
  border: 2px solid #9879e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9879e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 121 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 64% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9879e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9879e2, #cc79e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9879e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 121 226 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 2.82 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.61 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.76 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.56 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.61 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.49 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.80 #67861d Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#9879e2  rgb(152, 121, 226)  hsl(258, 64%, 68%)  Medium Purple
#c3e279  rgb(195, 226, 121)  hsl(78, 64%, 68%)  June Bud
#e29879  rgb(226, 152, 121)  hsl(18, 64%, 68%)  Dark Salmon
#79e298  rgb(121, 226, 152)  hsl(138, 64%, 68%)  Light Green