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#985EE0

#985ee0 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#985ee0 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 36.86% green and 87.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.14% cyan, 58.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 266.77°, with 67.71% saturation and 62.35% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.97.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2006

Complementary

  1. #985ee0
  2. #a6e05e

Split complementary

  1. #985ee0
  2. #e0d95e
  3. #65e05e

Analogous

  1. #5e65e0
  2. #985ee0
  3. #d95ee0

Triadic

  1. #985ee0
  2. #e0985e
  3. #5ee098

Tetradic

  1. #985ee0
  2. #e05ea6
  3. #a6e05e
  4. #5ee098

Square

  1. #985ee0
  2. #e05e65
  3. #a6e05e
  4. #5ee0d9

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1b8a
  2. #7027ca
  3. #985ee0
  4. #c19eec
  5. #eadef9

Shades

#985ee0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #985ee0
  2. #8955ca
  3. #7a4bb3
  4. #6a429d
  5. #5b3886
  6. #4c2f70
  7. #3d265a
  8. #2e1c43
  9. #1e132d
  10. #0f0916
  11. #000000

Tints

#985ee0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #985ee0
  2. #a26ee3
  3. #ad7ee6
  4. #b78ee9
  5. #c19eec
  6. #ccaff0
  7. #d6bff3
  8. #e0cff6
  9. #eadff9
  10. #f5effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#985ee0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #985ee0
  2. #9661d6
  3. #9365cd
  4. #9168c3
  5. #8e6cba
  6. #8c6fb0
  7. #8a72a6
  8. #87769d
  9. #857993
  10. #827d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8871ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e7be4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a7bdd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a7996 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6670e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c71de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #906fb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-985ee0 {
  color: #985ee0;
}
Background
.bg-985ee0 {
  background-color: #985ee0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-985ee0 {
  border: 2px solid #985ee0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #985ee0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 94 224;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 68% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-985ee0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #985ee0, #d95ee0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-985ee0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 94 224 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.97 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.04 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.68 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.38 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.11 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.67 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.91 #67a11f Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Amethyst
#985ee0  rgb(152, 94, 224)  hsl(267, 68%, 62%)  Amethyst
#a6e05e  rgb(166, 224, 94)  hsl(87, 68%, 62%)  Inchworm
#e0985e  rgb(224, 152, 94)  hsl(27, 68%, 62%)  Persian Orange
#5ee098  rgb(94, 224, 152)  hsl(147, 68%, 62%)  Emerald