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#A172A8

#a172a8 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a172a8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 44.71% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.17% cyan, 32.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 292.22°, with 23.68% saturation and 55.29% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 5.32.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.2244

Complementary

  1. #a172a8
  2. #79a872

Split complementary

  1. #a172a8
  2. #94a872
  3. #72a886

Analogous

  1. #8672a8
  2. #a172a8
  3. #a87294

Triadic

  1. #a172a8
  2. #a8a172
  3. #72a8a1

Tetradic

  1. #a172a8
  2. #a87279
  3. #79a872
  4. #72a8a1

Square

  1. #a172a8
  2. #a88672
  3. #79a872
  4. #7294a8

Monochromatic

  1. #4c3150
  2. #794e7f
  3. #a172a8
  4. #c1a1c5
  5. #e0d1e2

Shades

#a172a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a172a8
  2. #916797
  3. #815b86
  4. #715076
  5. #614465
  6. #513954
  7. #402e43
  8. #302232
  9. #201722
  10. #100b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#a172a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a172a8
  2. #aa80b1
  3. #b48eb9
  4. #bd9cc2
  5. #c7aacb
  6. #d0b9d4
  7. #d9c7dc
  8. #e3d5e5
  9. #ece3ee
  10. #f6f1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a172a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a172a8
  2. #9e73a4
  3. #9a75a0
  4. #97769c
  5. #947898
  6. #917994
  7. #8d7a90
  8. #8a7c8c
  9. #877d88
  10. #837f84
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #907c93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c7faa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7884a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a37886 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #857aa9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a7da7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a27595 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a172a8 {
  color: #a172a8;
}
Background
.bg-a172a8 {
  background-color: #a172a8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a172a8 {
  border: 2px solid #a172a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a172a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 114 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 24% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a172a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a172a8, #a87294);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a172a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 114 168 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 5.32 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.58 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.03 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.03 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.17 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.55 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.60 #5e8d57 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#a172a8  rgb(161, 114, 168)  hsl(292, 24%, 55%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#79a872  rgb(121, 168, 114)  hsl(112, 24%, 55%)  Asparagus
#a8a172  rgb(168, 161, 114)  hsl(52, 24%, 55%)  Ecru
#72a8a1  rgb(114, 168, 161)  hsl(172, 24%, 55%)  Cadet Blue