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#A57BBB

#a57bbb ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a57bbb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 48.24% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.76% cyan, 34.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 279.38°, with 32% saturation and 60.78% 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 6.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 3.45.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2575

Complementary

  1. #a57bbb
  2. #91bb7b

Split complementary

  1. #a57bbb
  2. #b1bb7b
  3. #7bbb85

Analogous

  1. #857bbb
  2. #a57bbb
  3. #bb7bb1

Triadic

  1. #a57bbb
  2. #bba57b
  3. #7bbba5

Tetradic

  1. #a57bbb
  2. #bb7b91
  3. #91bb7b
  4. #7bbba5

Square

  1. #a57bbb
  2. #bb857b
  3. #91bb7b
  4. #7bb1bb

Monochromatic

  1. #563568
  2. #804f9a
  3. #a57bbb
  4. #c7add5
  5. #eae0ef

Shades

#a57bbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a57bbb
  2. #956fa8
  3. #846296
  4. #745683
  5. #634a70
  6. #533e5e
  7. #42314b
  8. #322538
  9. #211925
  10. #110c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#a57bbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a57bbb
  2. #ae88c2
  3. #b795c9
  4. #c0a3cf
  5. #c9b0d6
  6. #d2bddd
  7. #dbcae4
  8. #e4d7eb
  9. #ede5f1
  10. #f6f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a57bbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a57bbb
  2. #a17cb5
  3. #9e7caf
  4. #9a7da9
  5. #967da3
  6. #937e9e
  7. #8f7e98
  8. #8b7f92
  9. #877f8c
  10. #848086
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9685a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7188bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a8cb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a38393 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8983bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d86ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a480a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a57bbb {
  color: #a57bbb;
}
Background
.bg-a57bbb {
  background-color: #a57bbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a57bbb {
  border: 2px solid #a57bbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a57bbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 123 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 32% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a57bbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a57bbb, #bb7bb1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a57bbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 123 187 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 3.45 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.31 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.71 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.63 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.55 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.57 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.12 #5a8444 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#a57bbb  rgb(165, 123, 187)  hsl(279, 32%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#91bb7b  rgb(145, 187, 123)  hsl(99, 32%, 61%)  Olivine
#bba57b  rgb(187, 165, 123)  hsl(39, 32%, 61%)  Ecru
#7bbba5  rgb(123, 187, 165)  hsl(159, 32%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine