Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6)

The hex code for Purple Mountain Majesty is #9678B6. It is rgb(150, 120, 182) in RGB, hsl(269, 30%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 34%, 0%, 29%) in CMYK — a mid-tone purple. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9678B6

HEX#9678B6

RGBrgb(150, 120, 182)

HSLhsl(269, 30%, 59%)

HSVhsv(269, 34%, 71%)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 34%, 0%, 29%)

OKLCHoklch(62.5% 0.097 306)

LABlab(55.16% 21.29 -28.51)

LCHlch(55.16% 35.58 306.75)

Colors Closest to Purple Mountain Majesty

Purple Mountain Majesty is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 2.14 Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 3.5 Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.61 African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.17 French Lilac#86608EΔE 12.98 Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 13.39

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#9678B6 Channel Values

How Purple Mountain Majesty breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 150 · G 120 · B 182	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 269° · S 30% · L 59%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 269° · S 34% · V 71%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 18% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 29%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.71:1 vs white · 5.66:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Purple Mountain Majesty background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text3.71:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.66:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Purple Mountain Majesty

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Purple Mountain Majesty; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of Purple Mountain Majesty

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How Purple Mountain Majesty Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#9678B6

Protanopia#7E7EB6

Protanomaly#887CB6

Deuteranopia#8383B5

Deuteranomaly#8B7FB6

Tritanopia#8E8282

Tritanomaly#917E9A

Achromatopsia#858585

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Using #9678B6 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--purple-mountain-majesty: #9678B6;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9678B6;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'purple-mountain-majesty': '#9678B6' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.588, green: 0.471, blue: 0.714)

Android XML<color name="purple_mountain_majesty">#9678B6</color>

SVG fillfill="#9678B6"

More Purple Colors

Purple Mountain Majesty sits in the purplefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

967bb6 9457eb 9810fa 942dae 9900cc 9400d3 9900ff 9370db 9932cc 915bc8 9933cc 8f00ff 9f00c5 af00fa bfa9ea cebeef e0b2eb faf5ff 2b1556 3d1f7a 50289f 602f6b 6e11b0 8200db

#9678B6 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Purple Mountain Majesty?

The hex code for Purple Mountain Majesty is #9678B6. That is rgb(150, 120, 182) in RGB, hsl(269, 30%, 59%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(18%, 34%, 0%, 29%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #9678B6?

#9678B6 is rgb(150, 120, 182) — red 150, green 120, and blue 182 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9678B6?

#9678B6 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 34%, 0%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9678B6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9678B6 scores 3.71:1 against white and 5.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9678B6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9678B6 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 21.51, which is visibly different.

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