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#9E6CB7

#9e6cb7 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9e6cb7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 42.35% green and 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.66% cyan, 40.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 280°, with 34.25% saturation and 57.06% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 4.59.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2141

Complementary

  1. #9e6cb7
  2. #85b76c

Split complementary

  1. #9e6cb7
  2. #abb76c
  3. #6cb779

Analogous

  1. #796cb7
  2. #9e6cb7
  3. #b76cab

Triadic

  1. #9e6cb7
  2. #b79e6c
  3. #6cb79e

Tetradic

  1. #9e6cb7
  2. #b76c85
  3. #85b76c
  4. #6cb79e

Square

  1. #9e6cb7
  2. #b7796c
  3. #85b76c
  4. #6cabb7

Monochromatic

  1. #4d2d5d
  2. #774790
  3. #9e6cb7
  4. #c09fd0
  5. #e2d3e9

Shades

#9e6cb7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9e6cb7
  2. #8e61a5
  3. #7e5692
  4. #6f4c80
  5. #5f416e
  6. #4f365c
  7. #3f2b49
  8. #2f2037
  9. #201625
  10. #100b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#9e6cb7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9e6cb7
  2. #a87bbe
  3. #b189c5
  4. #bb98cd
  5. #c5a7d4
  6. #cfb6db
  7. #d8c4e2
  8. #e2d3e9
  9. #ece2f1
  10. #f5f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9e6cb7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9e6cb7
  2. #9b6eb2
  3. #9870ac
  4. #9572a7
  5. #9274a1
  6. #8f769c
  7. #8c7896
  8. #897a91
  9. #867c8b
  10. #837e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d7899 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e7dba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b81b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c7689 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d76b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8279b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d729d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9e6cb7 {
  color: #9e6cb7;
}
Background
.bg-9e6cb7 {
  background-color: #9e6cb7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9e6cb7 {
  border: 2px solid #9e6cb7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9e6cb7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 108 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 34% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9e6cb7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9e6cb7, #b76cab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9e6cb7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 108 183 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 4.59 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.26 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.07 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.11 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.15 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.60 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.57 #619348 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#9e6cb7  rgb(158, 108, 183)  hsl(280, 34%, 57%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#85b76c  rgb(133, 183, 108)  hsl(100, 34%, 57%)  Olivine
#b79e6c  rgb(183, 158, 108)  hsl(40, 34%, 57%)  Camel
#6cb79e  rgb(108, 183, 158)  hsl(160, 34%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine