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#A178AE

#a178ae ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a178ae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 47.06% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.47% cyan, 31.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 285.56°, with 25% saturation and 57.65% 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 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 4.05.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.2407

Complementary

  1. #a178ae
  2. #85ae78

Split complementary

  1. #a178ae
  2. #a0ae78
  3. #78ae86

Analogous

  1. #8678ae
  2. #a178ae
  3. #ae78a0

Triadic

  1. #a178ae
  2. #aea178
  3. #78aea1

Tetradic

  1. #a178ae
  2. #ae7885
  3. #85ae78
  4. #78aea1

Square

  1. #a178ae
  2. #ae8678
  3. #85ae78
  4. #78a0ae

Monochromatic

  1. #503558
  2. #7b5288
  3. #a178ae
  4. #c2a8cb
  5. #e4d8e7

Shades

#a178ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a178ae
  2. #916c9d
  3. #81608b
  4. #71547a
  5. #614868
  6. #513c57
  7. #403046
  8. #302434
  9. #201823
  10. #100c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#a178ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a178ae
  2. #aa86b6
  3. #b493be
  4. #bda1c6
  5. #c7aece
  6. #d0bcd7
  7. #d9c9df
  8. #e3d7e7
  9. #ece4ef
  10. #f6f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a178ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a178ae
  2. #9e79a9
  3. #9a7aa5
  4. #977aa0
  5. #947b9c
  6. #917c97
  7. #8d7d92
  8. #8a7e8e
  9. #877e89
  10. #837f85
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #928198 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7184b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a88ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a17e8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #877faf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b82ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a17c9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a178ae {
  color: #a178ae;
}
Background
.bg-a178ae {
  background-color: #a178ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a178ae {
  border: 2px solid #a178ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a178ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 120 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 25% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a178ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a178ae, #ae78a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a178ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 120 174 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 4.05 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.00 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.05 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.14 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.17 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 11.55 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.89 #5e8751 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#a178ae  rgb(161, 120, 174)  hsl(286, 25%, 58%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#85ae78  rgb(133, 174, 120)  hsl(106, 25%, 58%)  Asparagus
#aea178  rgb(174, 161, 120)  hsl(46, 25%, 58%)  Ecru
#78aea1  rgb(120, 174, 161)  hsl(166, 25%, 58%)  Verdigris