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#A487BE

#a487be ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a487be is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 52.94% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.68% cyan, 28.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 271.64°, with 29.73% saturation and 63.73% 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 6.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 5.18.

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Relative luminance0.2894

Complementary

  1. #a487be
  2. #a1be87

Split complementary

  1. #a487be
  2. #bdbe87
  3. #87be89

Analogous

  1. #8987be
  2. #a487be
  3. #be87bd

Triadic

  1. #a487be
  2. #bea487
  3. #87bea4

Tetradic

  1. #a487be
  2. #be87a1
  3. #a1be87
  4. #87bea4

Square

  1. #a487be
  2. #be8987
  3. #a1be87
  4. #87bdbe

Monochromatic

  1. #573c70
  2. #7e57a1
  3. #a487be
  4. #cab9d9
  5. #efeaf4

Shades

#a487be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a487be
  2. #947aab
  3. #836c98
  4. #735f85
  5. #625172
  6. #52445f
  7. #42364c
  8. #312939
  9. #211b26
  10. #100e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#a487be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a487be
  2. #ad93c5
  3. #b69fcb
  4. #bfabd2
  5. #c8b7d8
  6. #d2c3df
  7. #dbcfe5
  8. #e4dbec
  9. #ede7f2
  10. #f6f3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a487be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a487be
  2. #a086b8
  3. #9d86b2
  4. #9985ab
  5. #9684a5
  6. #92849f
  7. #8e8399
  8. #8b8293
  9. #87818c
  10. #848186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a8ea6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d91c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8393bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a18e9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e8dbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #918ebd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a28caa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a487be {
  color: #a487be;
}
Background
.bg-a487be {
  background-color: #a487be;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a487be {
  border: 2px solid #a487be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a487be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 135 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 30% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a487be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a487be, #be87bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a487be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 135 190 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 5.18 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.64 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.95 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.35 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.92 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 11.44 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.75 #5b7841 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#a487be  rgb(164, 135, 190)  hsl(272, 30%, 64%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#a1be87  rgb(161, 190, 135)  hsl(92, 30%, 64%)  Olivine
#bea487  rgb(190, 164, 135)  hsl(32, 30%, 64%)  Tan
#87bea4  rgb(135, 190, 164)  hsl(152, 30%, 64%)  Dark Sea Green