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#A489BD

#a489bd ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a489bd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 53.73% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.23% cyan, 27.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 271.15°, with 28.26% saturation and 63.92% 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 6.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 5.83.

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Relative luminance0.2946

Complementary

  1. #a489bd
  2. #a2bd89

Split complementary

  1. #a489bd
  2. #bcbd89
  3. #89bd8a

Analogous

  1. #8a89bd
  2. #a489bd
  3. #bd89bc

Triadic

  1. #a489bd
  2. #bda489
  3. #89bda4

Tetradic

  1. #a489bd
  2. #bd89a2
  3. #a2bd89
  4. #89bda4

Square

  1. #a489bd
  2. #bd8a89
  3. #a2bd89
  4. #89bcbd

Monochromatic

  1. #573e6f
  2. #7e59a0
  3. #a489bd
  4. #cabad8
  5. #f0ebf4

Shades

#a489bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a489bd
  2. #947baa
  3. #836e97
  4. #736084
  5. #625271
  6. #52455f
  7. #42374c
  8. #312939
  9. #211b26
  10. #100e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#a489bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a489bd
  2. #ad95c4
  3. #b6a1ca
  4. #bfacd1
  5. #c8b8d7
  6. #d2c4de
  7. #dbd0e5
  8. #e4dceb
  9. #ede7f2
  10. #f6f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a489bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a489bd
  2. #a088b7
  3. #9d87b1
  4. #9986ab
  5. #9685a5
  6. #92859f
  7. #8e8498
  8. #8b8392
  9. #87828c
  10. #848186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a90a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8093bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8594bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1909b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #908fbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9390bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a28daa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a489bd {
  color: #a489bd;
}
Background
.bg-a489bd {
  background-color: #a489bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a489bd {
  border: 2px solid #a489bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a489bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 137 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 28% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a489bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a489bd, #bd89bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a489bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 137 189 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 5.83 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.35 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.73 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.80 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.11 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 11.16 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 11.81 #5b7642 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#a489bd  rgb(164, 137, 189)  hsl(271, 28%, 64%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#a2bd89  rgb(162, 189, 137)  hsl(91, 28%, 64%)  Olivine
#bda489  rgb(189, 164, 137)  hsl(31, 28%, 64%)  Tan
#89bda4  rgb(137, 189, 164)  hsl(151, 28%, 64%)  Dark Sea Green