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#A16CB2

#a16cb2 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a16cb2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 42.35% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.55% cyan, 39.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 285.43°, with 31.25% saturation and 56.08% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 5.04.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.2152

Complementary

  1. #a16cb2
  2. #7db26c

Split complementary

  1. #a16cb2
  2. #a0b26c
  3. #6cb27e

Analogous

  1. #7e6cb2
  2. #a16cb2
  3. #b26ca0

Triadic

  1. #a16cb2
  2. #b2a16c
  3. #6cb2a1

Tetradic

  1. #a16cb2
  2. #b26c7d
  3. #7db26c
  4. #6cb2a1

Square

  1. #a16cb2
  2. #b27e6c
  3. #7db26c
  4. #6ca0b2

Monochromatic

  1. #4d2e57
  2. #7a4889
  3. #a16cb2
  4. #c19ecc
  5. #e1d0e7

Shades

#a16cb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a16cb2
  2. #9161a0
  3. #81568e
  4. #714c7d
  5. #61416b
  6. #513659
  7. #402b47
  8. #302035
  9. #201624
  10. #100b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#a16cb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a16cb2
  2. #aa7bba
  3. #b489c1
  4. #bd98c9
  5. #c7a7d1
  6. #d0b6d9
  7. #d9c4e0
  8. #e3d3e8
  9. #ece2f0
  10. #f6f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a16cb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a16cb2
  2. #9e6ead
  3. #9a70a8
  4. #9772a3
  5. #94749e
  6. #917699
  7. #8d7894
  8. #8a7a8f
  9. #877c8a
  10. #837e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e7896 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #627cb5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f82b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a17587 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8076b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #867ab1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a1719a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a16cb2 {
  color: #a16cb2;
}
Background
.bg-a16cb2 {
  background-color: #a16cb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a16cb2 {
  border: 2px solid #a16cb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a16cb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 108 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 31% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a16cb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a16cb2, #b26ca0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a16cb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 108 178 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 5.04 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.69 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.55 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.65 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.83 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.53 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.69 #5e934d Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#a16cb2  rgb(161, 108, 178)  hsl(285, 31%, 56%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#7db26c  rgb(125, 178, 108)  hsl(105, 31%, 56%)  Asparagus
#b2a16c  rgb(178, 161, 108)  hsl(45, 31%, 56%)  Ecru
#6cb2a1  rgb(108, 178, 161)  hsl(165, 31%, 56%)  Verdigris