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#A18BBC

#a18bbc ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a18bbc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 54.51% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.36% cyan, 26.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 266.94°, with 26.78% saturation and 64.12% 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 6.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 6.38.

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Relative luminance0.2967

Complementary

  1. #a18bbc
  2. #a6bc8b

Split complementary

  1. #a18bbc
  2. #bcba8b
  3. #8ebc8b

Analogous

  1. #8b8ebc
  2. #a18bbc
  3. #ba8bbc

Triadic

  1. #a18bbc
  2. #bca18b
  3. #8bbca1

Tetradic

  1. #a18bbc
  2. #bc8ba6
  3. #a6bc8b
  4. #8bbca1

Square

  1. #a18bbc
  2. #bc8b8e
  3. #a6bc8b
  4. #8bbcba

Monochromatic

  1. #55406e
  2. #7a5c9f
  3. #a18bbc
  4. #c8bbd8
  5. #f0ecf4

Shades

#a18bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a18bbc
  2. #917da9
  3. #816f96
  4. #716184
  5. #615371
  6. #51465e
  7. #40384b
  8. #302a38
  9. #201c26
  10. #100e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#a18bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a18bbc
  2. #aa97c3
  3. #b4a2c9
  4. #bdaed0
  5. #c7b9d7
  6. #d0c5de
  7. #d9d1e4
  8. #e3dceb
  9. #ece8f2
  10. #f6f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a18bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a18bbc
  2. #9e8ab6
  3. #9a89b0
  4. #9788aa
  5. #9487a4
  6. #91869e
  7. #8d8498
  8. #8a8392
  9. #87828c
  10. #838186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9991a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8293be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8694bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d929c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f90bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9291bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f8faa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a18bbc {
  color: #a18bbc;
}
Background
.bg-a18bbc {
  background-color: #a18bbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a18bbc {
  border: 2px solid #a18bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a18bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 139 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 27% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a18bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a18bbc, #ba8bbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a18bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 139 188 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.38 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.08 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.29 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.51 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.89 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.45 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.79 #5e7443 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#a18bbc  rgb(161, 139, 188)  hsl(267, 27%, 64%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#a6bc8b  rgb(166, 188, 139)  hsl(87, 27%, 64%)  Olivine
#bca18b  rgb(188, 161, 139)  hsl(27, 27%, 64%)  Camel
#8bbca1  rgb(139, 188, 161)  hsl(147, 27%, 64%)  Dark Sea Green