Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.71:1 — vs black: 5.66:1

Color values

  • HEX #9678B6
  • RGB rgb(150, 120, 182)
  • HSL hsl(269, 34%, 71%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 17.58, 34.07, 0, 28.63 )
  • Websafe #9966CC
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Mood

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Style

Pastel (210)

Use case

Text (210) Print (170)

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9678B6 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Purple Mountain Majesty
#9678B6 Base
#98B678
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Purple Mountain Majesty
#9678B6 Base
#7879B6
#B578B6
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Purple Mountain Majesty
#9678B6 Base
#B69678
#78B696
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Purple Mountain Majesty
#9678B6 Base
#B6B578
#79B678
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Purple Mountain Majesty
#9678B6 Base
#B67879
#98B678
#78B6B5
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Purple Mountain Majesty
#9678B6 Base
#4A3461
#704F92
#815EA8
#AB92C4
#BDAAD1
#E3DBEC
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Purple Mountain Majesty, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #0D0911
— #281C34
— #433058
— #5F437C
— #7A57A0
Purple Mountain Majesty #9678B6 Base
— #A890C3
— #BBA7D0
— #CDBFDC
— #E0D7E9
— #F2EEF6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #9678B6. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #9678B6;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #9678B6;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #9678B6;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #9678B6,
        #B7CF9D
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #9678B6,
        #B7CF9D
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$purple-mountain-majesty: #9678B6;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$purple-mountain-majesty-r: 150;
$purple-mountain-majesty-g: 120;
$purple-mountain-majesty-b: 182;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $purple-mountain-majesty;
    color: rgba($purple-mountain-majesty-r, $purple-mountain-majesty-g, $purple-mountain-majesty-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Purple Mountain Majesty appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #9678B6 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #8282B6 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #7C7CB6 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #8D8282 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #858585 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Purple Mountain Majesty ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Purple Mountain Majesty #9678B6 Base
Lavender Purple #967BB6 ΔE 1.08
Purple Mountain's Majesty #9D81BA ΔE 3.07
Ube #8878C3 ΔE 5.38
African Violet #B284BE ΔE 6.90

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.