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#A56BB4

#a56bb4 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a56bb4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 41.96% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.33% cyan, 40.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 287.67°, with 32.74% saturation and 56.27% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 5.76.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2181

Complementary

  1. #a56bb4
  2. #7ab46b

Split complementary

  1. #a56bb4
  2. #9eb46b
  3. #6bb480

Analogous

  1. #806bb4
  2. #a56bb4
  3. #b46b9e

Triadic

  1. #a56bb4
  2. #b4a56b
  3. #6bb4a5

Tetradic

  1. #a56bb4
  2. #b46b7a
  3. #7ab46b
  4. #6bb4a5

Square

  1. #a56bb4
  2. #b4806b
  3. #7ab46b
  4. #6b9eb4

Monochromatic

  1. #502d59
  2. #7e478c
  3. #a56bb4
  4. #c49ece
  5. #e3d1e7

Shades

#a56bb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a56bb4
  2. #9560a2
  3. #845690
  4. #744b7e
  5. #63406c
  6. #53365a
  7. #422b48
  8. #322036
  9. #211524
  10. #110b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#a56bb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a56bb4
  2. #ae7abc
  3. #b789c3
  4. #c097cb
  5. #c9a6d2
  6. #d2b5da
  7. #dbc4e1
  8. #e4d3e9
  9. #ede1f0
  10. #f6f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a56bb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a56bb4
  2. #a16daf
  3. #9e6faa
  4. #9a71a4
  5. #96739f
  6. #93769a
  7. #8f7895
  8. #8b7a90
  9. #877c8a
  10. #847e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #917998 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #617db7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7083b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a67487 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8276b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #887ab3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a5719b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a56bb4 {
  color: #a56bb4;
}
Background
.bg-a56bb4 {
  background-color: #a56bb4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a56bb4 {
  border: 2px solid #a56bb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a56bb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 107 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 33% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a56bb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a56bb4, #b46b9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a56bb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 107 180 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 5.76 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.71 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.85 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.37 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.72 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.67 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.10 #5a944b Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#a56bb4  rgb(165, 107, 180)  hsl(288, 33%, 56%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#7ab46b  rgb(122, 180, 107)  hsl(108, 33%, 56%)  Asparagus
#b4a56b  rgb(180, 165, 107)  hsl(48, 33%, 56%)  Ecru
#6bb4a5  rgb(107, 180, 165)  hsl(168, 33%, 56%)  Verdigris