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#AA80C0

#aa80c0 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#aa80c0 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 50.2% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.46% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 279.38°, with 33.68% saturation and 62.75% 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 6.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 4.71.

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Relative luminance0.2779

Complementary

  1. #aa80c0
  2. #96c080

Split complementary

  1. #aa80c0
  2. #b6c080
  3. #80c08a

Analogous

  1. #8a80c0
  2. #aa80c0
  3. #c080b6

Triadic

  1. #aa80c0
  2. #c0aa80
  3. #80c0aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa80c0
  2. #c08096
  3. #96c080
  4. #80c0aa

Square

  1. #aa80c0
  2. #c08a80
  3. #96c080
  4. #80b6c0

Monochromatic

  1. #5c3770
  2. #8751a3
  3. #aa80c0
  4. #ccb3d9
  5. #eee6f3

Shades

#aa80c0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa80c0
  2. #9973ad
  3. #88669a
  4. #775a86
  5. #664d73
  6. #554060
  7. #44334d
  8. #33263a
  9. #221a26
  10. #110d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa80c0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa80c0
  2. #b38dc6
  3. #bb99cd
  4. #c4a6d3
  5. #ccb3d9
  6. #d5c0e0
  7. #ddcce6
  8. #e6d9ec
  9. #eee6f2
  10. #f7f2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa80c0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa80c0
  2. #a680ba
  3. #a280b3
  4. #9d80ad
  5. #9980a6
  6. #9580a0
  7. #91809a
  8. #8d8093
  9. #88808d
  10. #848086
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b8aa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #768dc2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f91be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a88897 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e88c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #928abf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a985a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa80c0 {
  color: #aa80c0;
}
Background
.bg-aa80c0 {
  background-color: #aa80c0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa80c0 {
  border: 2px solid #aa80c0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa80c0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 128 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 34% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa80c0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa80c0, #c080b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa80c0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 128 192 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 4.71 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.67 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.62 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.82 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.02 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.26 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.41 #557f3f Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#aa80c0  rgb(170, 128, 192)  hsl(279, 34%, 63%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#96c080  rgb(150, 192, 128)  hsl(99, 34%, 63%)  Olivine
#c0aa80  rgb(192, 170, 128)  hsl(39, 34%, 63%)  Ecru
#80c0aa  rgb(128, 192, 170)  hsl(159, 34%, 63%)  Medium Aquamarine