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#AA72AB

#aa72ab ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#aa72ab is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 44.71% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.58% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 298.95°, with 25.33% saturation and 55.88% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 6.64.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.2352

Complementary

  1. #aa72ab
  2. #73ab72

Split complementary

  1. #aa72ab
  2. #8fab72
  3. #72ab8d

Analogous

  1. #8d72ab
  2. #aa72ab
  3. #ab728f

Triadic

  1. #aa72ab
  2. #abaa72
  3. #72abaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa72ab
  2. #ab7273
  3. #73ab72
  4. #72abaa

Square

  1. #aa72ab
  2. #ab8d72
  3. #73ab72
  4. #728fab

Monochromatic

  1. #523153
  2. #824e83
  3. #aa72ab
  4. #c7a2c8
  5. #e4d2e4

Shades

#aa72ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa72ab
  2. #99679a
  3. #885b89
  4. #775078
  5. #664467
  6. #553956
  7. #442e44
  8. #332233
  9. #221722
  10. #110b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa72ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa72ab
  2. #b380b3
  3. #bb8ebc
  4. #c49cc4
  5. #ccaacd
  6. #d5b9d5
  7. #ddc7dd
  8. #e6d5e6
  9. #eee3ee
  10. #f7f1f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa72ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa72ab
  2. #a673a7
  3. #a275a2
  4. #9d769e
  5. #99789a
  6. #957996
  7. #917a91
  8. #8d7c8d
  9. #887d89
  10. #847f84
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #957e96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e81ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b88a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad7787 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a7bac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9080aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac7597 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa72ab {
  color: #aa72ab;
}
Background
.bg-aa72ab {
  background-color: #aa72ab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa72ab {
  border: 2px solid #aa72ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa72ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 114 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 25% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa72ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa72ab, #ab728f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa72ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 114 171 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.64 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.65 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.65 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.36 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.47 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.71 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.96 #558d54 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#aa72ab  rgb(170, 114, 171)  hsl(299, 25%, 56%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#73ab72  rgb(115, 171, 114)  hsl(119, 25%, 56%)  Asparagus
#abaa72  rgb(171, 170, 114)  hsl(59, 25%, 56%)  Sage
#72abaa  rgb(114, 171, 170)  hsl(179, 25%, 56%)  Cadet Blue