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#987BCB

#987bcb ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#987bcb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 48.24% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.12% cyan, 39.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 261.75°, with 43.48% saturation and 63.92% 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 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 4.39.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2515

Complementary

  1. #987bcb
  2. #aecb7b

Split complementary

  1. #987bcb
  2. #cbc07b
  3. #86cb7b

Analogous

  1. #7b86cb
  2. #987bcb
  3. #c07bcb

Triadic

  1. #987bcb
  2. #cb987b
  3. #7bcb98

Tetradic

  1. #987bcb
  2. #cb7bae
  3. #aecb7b
  4. #7bcb98

Square

  1. #987bcb
  2. #cb7b86
  3. #aecb7b
  4. #7bcbc0

Monochromatic

  1. #4c317c
  2. #6e47b3
  3. #987bcb
  4. #c3b2e1
  5. #eee9f6

Shades

#987bcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #987bcb
  2. #896fb7
  3. #7a62a2
  4. #6a568e
  5. #5b4a7a
  6. #4c3e66
  7. #3d3151
  8. #2e253d
  9. #1e1929
  10. #0f0c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#987bcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #987bcb
  2. #a288d0
  3. #ad95d5
  4. #b7a3db
  5. #c1b0e0
  6. #ccbde5
  7. #d6caea
  8. #e0d7ef
  9. #eae5f5
  10. #f5f2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#987bcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #987bcb
  2. #967cc4
  3. #937cbc
  4. #917db5
  5. #8e7dad
  6. #8c7ea6
  7. #8a7e9e
  8. #877f97
  9. #857f8f
  10. #828088
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f84a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6689ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c89c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e8899 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d84cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8084ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9283af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-987bcb {
  color: #987bcb;
}
Background
.bg-987bcb {
  background-color: #987bcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-987bcb {
  border: 2px solid #987bcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #987bcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 123 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 43% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-987bcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #987bcb, #c07bcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-987bcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 123 203 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 4.39 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.99 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.06 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.45 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.54 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.58 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.55 #678434 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#987bcb  rgb(152, 123, 203)  hsl(262, 43%, 64%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#aecb7b  rgb(174, 203, 123)  hsl(82, 43%, 64%)  Pistachio
#cb987b  rgb(203, 152, 123)  hsl(22, 43%, 64%)  Tumbleweed
#7bcb98  rgb(123, 203, 152)  hsl(142, 43%, 64%)  Medium Aquamarine