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#A37BB3

#a37bb3 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a37bb3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 48.24% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.94% cyan, 31.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 282.86°, with 26.92% saturation and 59.22% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 6.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 3.8.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2521

Complementary

  1. #a37bb3
  2. #8bb37b

Split complementary

  1. #a37bb3
  2. #a7b37b
  3. #7bb387

Analogous

  1. #877bb3
  2. #a37bb3
  3. #b37ba7

Triadic

  1. #a37bb3
  2. #b3a37b
  3. #7bb3a3

Tetradic

  1. #a37bb3
  2. #b37b8b
  3. #8bb37b
  4. #7bb3a3

Square

  1. #a37bb3
  2. #b3877b
  3. #8bb37b
  4. #7ba7b3

Monochromatic

  1. #53365f
  2. #7e528f
  3. #a37bb3
  4. #c5accf
  5. #e7dceb

Shades

#a37bb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a37bb3
  2. #936fa1
  3. #82628f
  4. #72567d
  5. #624a6b
  6. #523e5a
  7. #413148
  8. #312536
  9. #211924
  10. #100c12
  11. #000000

Tints

#a37bb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a37bb3
  2. #ac88bb
  3. #b595c2
  4. #bfa3ca
  5. #c8b0d1
  6. #d1bdd9
  7. #dacae1
  8. #e3d7e8
  9. #ede5f0
  10. #f6f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a37bb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a37bb3
  2. #a07cae
  3. #9c7ca9
  4. #997da4
  5. #957d9f
  6. #927e9a
  7. #8e7e94
  8. #8b7f8f
  9. #877f8a
  10. #848085
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94849c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7387b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c8bb1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3828f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8982b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d85b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a37f9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a37bb3 {
  color: #a37bb3;
}
Background
.bg-a37bb3 {
  background-color: #a37bb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a37bb3 {
  border: 2px solid #a37bb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a37bb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 123 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 27% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a37bb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a37bb3, #b37ba7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a37bb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 123 179 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 3.80 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.06 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.98 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.25 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.82 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 11.12 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.44 #5c844c Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#a37bb3  rgb(163, 123, 179)  hsl(283, 27%, 59%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#8bb37b  rgb(139, 179, 123)  hsl(103, 27%, 59%)  Asparagus
#b3a37b  rgb(179, 163, 123)  hsl(43, 27%, 59%)  Ecru
#7bb3a3  rgb(123, 179, 163)  hsl(163, 27%, 59%)  Verdigris