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#AA74C2

#aa74c2 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#aa74c2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 45.49% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.37% cyan, 40.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 281.54°, with 39% saturation and 60.78% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 5.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 5.02.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2493

Complementary

  1. #aa74c2
  2. #8cc274

Split complementary

  1. #aa74c2
  2. #b3c274
  3. #74c283

Analogous

  1. #8374c2
  2. #aa74c2
  3. #c274b3

Triadic

  1. #aa74c2
  2. #c2aa74
  3. #74c2aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa74c2
  2. #c2748c
  3. #8cc274
  4. #74c2aa

Square

  1. #aa74c2
  2. #c28374
  3. #8cc274
  4. #74b3c2

Monochromatic

  1. #5a306d
  2. #8647a2
  3. #aa74c2
  4. #cba9d9
  5. #ebdef1

Shades

#aa74c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa74c2
  2. #9968af
  3. #885d9b
  4. #775188
  5. #664674
  6. #553a61
  7. #442e4e
  8. #33233a
  9. #221727
  10. #110c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa74c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa74c2
  2. #b382c8
  3. #bb90ce
  4. #c49ed4
  5. #ccacda
  6. #d5bae1
  7. #ddc7e7
  8. #e6d5ed
  9. #eee3f3
  10. #f7f1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa74c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa74c2
  2. #a675bb
  3. #a276b5
  4. #9d78ae
  5. #9979a8
  6. #957aa1
  7. #917b9a
  8. #8d7c94
  9. #887e8d
  10. #847f87
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9781a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6786c5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #748ac0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a97f92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #877fc4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d82c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a97aa7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa74c2 {
  color: #aa74c2;
}
Background
.bg-aa74c2 {
  background-color: #aa74c2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa74c2 {
  border: 2px solid #aa74c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa74c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 116 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 39% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa74c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa74c2, #c274b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa74c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 116 194 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 5.02 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.04 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.61 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.23 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.23 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.88 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.27 #558b3d Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#aa74c2  rgb(170, 116, 194)  hsl(282, 39%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#8cc274  rgb(140, 194, 116)  hsl(102, 39%, 61%)  Pistachio
#c2aa74  rgb(194, 170, 116)  hsl(42, 39%, 61%)  Ecru
#74c2aa  rgb(116, 194, 170)  hsl(162, 39%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine