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#9D79C0

#9d79c0 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9d79c0 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 47.45% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.23% cyan, 36.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 270.42°, with 36.04% saturation and 61.37% 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 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 2.26.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2465

Complementary

  1. #9d79c0
  2. #9cc079

Split complementary

  1. #9d79c0
  2. #bfc079
  3. #79c079

Analogous

  1. #7979c0
  2. #9d79c0
  3. #c079bf

Triadic

  1. #9d79c0
  2. #c09d79
  3. #79c09d

Tetradic

  1. #9d79c0
  2. #c0799c
  3. #9cc079
  4. #79c09d

Square

  1. #9d79c0
  2. #c07979
  3. #9cc079
  4. #79bfc0

Monochromatic

  1. #50336d
  2. #774ca1
  3. #9d79c0
  4. #c3add8
  5. #e9e1f1

Shades

#9d79c0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9d79c0
  2. #8d6dad
  3. #7e619a
  4. #6e5586
  5. #5e4973
  6. #4f3d60
  7. #3f304d
  8. #2f243a
  9. #1f1826
  10. #100c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#9d79c0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9d79c0
  2. #a786c6
  3. #b194cd
  4. #baa1d3
  5. #c4afd9
  6. #cebce0
  7. #d8c9e6
  8. #e2d7ec
  9. #ebe4f2
  10. #f5f2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9d79c0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9d79c0
  2. #9a7aba
  3. #977ab3
  4. #947bad
  5. #917ca6
  6. #8f7da0
  7. #8c7d9a
  8. #897e93
  9. #867f8d
  10. #837f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9182a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a87c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7288be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #988494 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8281c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8583bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a80a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9d79c0 {
  color: #9d79c0;
}
Background
.bg-9d79c0 {
  background-color: #9d79c0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9d79c0 {
  border: 2px solid #9d79c0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9d79c0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 121 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 36% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9d79c0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9d79c0, #c079bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9d79c0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 121 192 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 2.26 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.03 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.78 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.15 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.77 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.94 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 12.70 #62863f Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#9d79c0  rgb(157, 121, 192)  hsl(270, 36%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#9cc079  rgb(156, 192, 121)  hsl(90, 36%, 61%)  Olivine
#c09d79  rgb(192, 157, 121)  hsl(30, 36%, 61%)  Camel
#79c09d  rgb(121, 192, 157)  hsl(150, 36%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine