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#B079BC

#b079bc ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b079bc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 47.45% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.38% cyan, 35.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 289.25°, with 33.33% saturation and 60.59% 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 6.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 5.93.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2654

Complementary

  1. #b079bc
  2. #85bc79

Split complementary

  1. #b079bc
  2. #a7bc79
  3. #79bc8f

Analogous

  1. #8f79bc
  2. #b079bc
  3. #bc79a7

Triadic

  1. #b079bc
  2. #bcb079
  3. #79bcb0

Tetradic

  1. #b079bc
  2. #bc7985
  3. #85bc79
  4. #79bcb0

Square

  1. #b079bc
  2. #bc8f79
  3. #85bc79
  4. #79a7bc

Monochromatic

  1. #5f3468
  2. #8d4e9b
  3. #b079bc
  4. #ceacd6
  5. #ecdfef

Shades

#b079bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b079bc
  2. #9e6da9
  3. #8d6196
  4. #7b5584
  5. #6a4971
  6. #583d5e
  7. #46304b
  8. #352438
  9. #231826
  10. #120c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#b079bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b079bc
  2. #b886c3
  3. #c094c9
  4. #c8a1d0
  5. #d0afd7
  6. #d8bcde
  7. #dfc9e4
  8. #e7d7eb
  9. #efe4f2
  10. #f7f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b079bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b079bc
  2. #ab7ab6
  3. #a67ab0
  4. #a27baa
  5. #9d7ca4
  6. #987d9e
  7. #937d98
  8. #8e7e92
  9. #8a7f8c
  10. #857f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c85a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7189bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e8fba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b18192 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e83be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9587bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b17ea4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b079bc {
  color: #b079bc;
}
Background
.bg-b079bc {
  background-color: #b079bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b079bc {
  border: 2px solid #b079bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b079bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 121 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 33% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b079bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b079bc, #bc79a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b079bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 121 188 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 5.93 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.18 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.14 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.27 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.49 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.17 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.92 #4f8643 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#b079bc  rgb(176, 121, 188)  hsl(289, 33%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#85bc79  rgb(133, 188, 121)  hsl(109, 33%, 61%)  Pistachio
#bcb079  rgb(188, 176, 121)  hsl(49, 33%, 61%)  Ecru
#79bcb0  rgb(121, 188, 176)  hsl(169, 33%, 61%)  Verdigris