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#A381C9

#a381c9 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a381c9 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 50.59% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.91% cyan, 35.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 268.33°, with 40% saturation and 64.71% 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 6.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 4.31.

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Relative luminance0.277

Complementary

  1. #a381c9
  2. #a7c981

Split complementary

  1. #a381c9
  2. #c9c781
  3. #83c981

Analogous

  1. #8183c9
  2. #a381c9
  3. #c781c9

Triadic

  1. #a381c9
  2. #c9a381
  3. #81c9a3

Tetradic

  1. #a381c9
  2. #c981a7
  3. #a7c981
  4. #81c9a3

Square

  1. #a381c9
  2. #c98183
  3. #a7c981
  4. #81c9c7

Monochromatic

  1. #57357c
  2. #7c4cb1
  3. #a381c9
  4. #cab7e0
  5. #f1ecf7

Shades

#a381c9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a381c9
  2. #9374b5
  3. #8267a1
  4. #725a8d
  5. #624d79
  6. #524165
  7. #413450
  8. #31273c
  9. #211a28
  10. #100d14
  11. #000000

Tints

#a381c9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a381c9
  2. #ac8ece
  3. #b59ad4
  4. #bfa7d9
  5. #c8b3df
  6. #d1c0e4
  7. #dacde9
  8. #e3d9ef
  9. #ede6f4
  10. #f6f2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a381c9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a381c9
  2. #a081c2
  3. #9c81ba
  4. #9981b3
  5. #9581ac
  6. #9281a5
  7. #8e809d
  8. #8b8096
  9. #87808f
  10. #848087
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #988aaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #728ecc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7990c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d8c9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8889cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c8ac8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a088b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a381c9 {
  color: #a381c9;
}
Background
.bg-a381c9 {
  background-color: #a381c9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a381c9 {
  border: 2px solid #a381c9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a381c9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 129 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 40% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a381c9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a381c9, #c781c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a381c9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 129 201 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 4.31 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 4.73 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.87 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.56 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.41 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.52 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 12.04 #5c7e36 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#a381c9  rgb(163, 129, 201)  hsl(268, 40%, 65%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#a7c981  rgb(167, 201, 129)  hsl(88, 40%, 65%)  Pistachio
#c9a381  rgb(201, 163, 129)  hsl(28, 40%, 65%)  Camel
#81c9a3  rgb(129, 201, 163)  hsl(148, 40%, 65%)  Medium Aquamarine