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#A170BC

#a170bc ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a170bc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 43.92% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.36% cyan, 40.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 278.68°, with 36.19% saturation and 58.82% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 4.05.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.228

Complementary

  1. #a170bc
  2. #8bbc70

Split complementary

  1. #a170bc
  2. #b1bc70
  3. #70bc7b

Analogous

  1. #7b70bc
  2. #a170bc
  3. #bc70b1

Triadic

  1. #a170bc
  2. #bca170
  3. #70bca1

Tetradic

  1. #a170bc
  2. #bc708b
  3. #8bbc70
  4. #70bca1

Square

  1. #a170bc
  2. #bc7b70
  3. #8bbc70
  4. #70b1bc

Monochromatic

  1. #512f64
  2. #7b4798
  3. #a170bc
  4. #c3a4d4
  5. #e5d8ed

Shades

#a170bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a170bc
  2. #9165a9
  3. #815a96
  4. #714e84
  5. #614371
  6. #51385e
  7. #402d4b
  8. #302238
  9. #201626
  10. #100b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#a170bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a170bc
  2. #aa7ec3
  3. #b48dc9
  4. #bd9bd0
  5. #c7a9d7
  6. #d0b8de
  7. #d9c6e4
  8. #e3d4eb
  9. #ece2f2
  10. #f6f1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a170bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a170bc
  2. #9e72b6
  3. #9a73b0
  4. #9775aa
  5. #9476a4
  6. #91789e
  7. #8d7a98
  8. #8a7b92
  9. #877d8c
  10. #837e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #907c9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6281bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e84ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f7b8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #807abe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #857dbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a077a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a170bc {
  color: #a170bc;
}
Background
.bg-a170bc {
  background-color: #a170bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a170bc {
  border: 2px solid #a170bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a170bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 112 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 36% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a170bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a170bc, #bc70b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a170bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 112 188 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 4.05 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.41 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.74 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.59 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.29 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.92 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.77 #5e8f43 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#a170bc  rgb(161, 112, 188)  hsl(279, 36%, 59%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#8bbc70  rgb(139, 188, 112)  hsl(99, 36%, 59%)  Pistachio
#bca170  rgb(188, 161, 112)  hsl(39, 36%, 59%)  Camel
#70bca1  rgb(112, 188, 161)  hsl(159, 36%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine