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#987BBC

#987bbc ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#987bbc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 48.24% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.15% cyan, 34.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 266.77°, with 32.66% saturation and 60.98% 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 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 1.38.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2447

Complementary

  1. #987bbc
  2. #9fbc7b

Split complementary

  1. #987bbc
  2. #bcb87b
  3. #7fbc7b

Analogous

  1. #7b7fbc
  2. #987bbc
  3. #b87bbc

Triadic

  1. #987bbc
  2. #bc987b
  3. #7bbc98

Tetradic

  1. #987bbc
  2. #bc7b9f
  3. #9fbc7b
  4. #7bbc98

Square

  1. #987bbc
  2. #bc7b7f
  3. #9fbc7b
  4. #7bbcb8

Monochromatic

  1. #4c3569
  2. #714f9c
  3. #987bbc
  4. #c0aed6
  5. #e7e0f0

Shades

#987bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #987bbc
  2. #896fa9
  3. #7a6296
  4. #6a5684
  5. #5b4a71
  6. #4c3e5e
  7. #3d314b
  8. #2e2538
  9. #1e1926
  10. #0f0c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#987bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #987bbc
  2. #a288c3
  3. #ad95c9
  4. #b7a3d0
  5. #c1b0d7
  6. #ccbdde
  7. #d6cae4
  8. #e0d7eb
  9. #eae5f2
  10. #f5f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#987bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #987bbc
  2. #967cb6
  3. #937cb0
  4. #917daa
  5. #8e7da4
  6. #8c7e9e
  7. #8a7e98
  8. #877f92
  9. #857f8c
  10. #828086
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e839f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d87bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7388ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #928593 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8082be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8383bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9581a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-987bbc {
  color: #987bbc;
}
Background
.bg-987bbc {
  background-color: #987bbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-987bbc {
  border: 2px solid #987bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #987bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 123 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 33% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-987bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #987bbc, #b87bbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-987bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 123 188 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 1.38 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.28 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.80 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.81 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 12.22 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 12.75 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 12.86 #678443 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#987bbc  rgb(152, 123, 188)  hsl(267, 33%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#9fbc7b  rgb(159, 188, 123)  hsl(87, 33%, 61%)  Olivine
#bc987b  rgb(188, 152, 123)  hsl(27, 33%, 61%)  Camel
#7bbc98  rgb(123, 188, 152)  hsl(147, 33%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green