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#985EE1

#985ee1 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#985ee1 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 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.44% cyan, 58.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 266.56°, with 68.59% saturation and 62.55% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.09.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2012

Complementary

  1. #985ee1
  2. #a7e15e

Split complementary

  1. #985ee1
  2. #e1d95e
  3. #66e15e

Analogous

  1. #5e66e1
  2. #985ee1
  3. #d95ee1

Triadic

  1. #985ee1
  2. #e1985e
  3. #5ee198

Tetradic

  1. #985ee1
  2. #e15ea7
  3. #a7e15e
  4. #5ee198

Square

  1. #985ee1
  2. #e15e66
  3. #a7e15e
  4. #5ee1d9

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1a8c
  2. #7026cc
  3. #985ee1
  4. #c19eed
  5. #ebdff9

Shades

#985ee1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #985ee1
  2. #8955cb
  3. #7a4bb4
  4. #6a429e
  5. #5b3887
  6. #4c2f71
  7. #3d265a
  8. #2e1c44
  9. #1e132d
  10. #0f0917
  11. #000000

Tints

#985ee1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #985ee1
  2. #a26ee4
  3. #ad7ee7
  4. #b78eea
  5. #c19eed
  6. #ccaff0
  7. #d6bff3
  8. #e0cff6
  9. #eadff9
  10. #f5effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#985ee1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #985ee1
  2. #9661d7
  3. #9365ce
  4. #9168c4
  5. #8e6cba
  6. #8c6fb1
  7. #8a72a7
  8. #87769d
  9. #857993
  10. #827d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8871ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c7be5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #387bde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #897997 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6671e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c71df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f6fb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-985ee1 {
  color: #985ee1;
}
Background
.bg-985ee1 {
  background-color: #985ee1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-985ee1 {
  border: 2px solid #985ee1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #985ee1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 94 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 69% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-985ee1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #985ee1, #d95ee1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-985ee1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 94 225 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.09 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.04 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.60 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.45 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.13 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.81 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.88 #67a11e Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Amethyst
#985ee1  rgb(152, 94, 225)  hsl(267, 69%, 63%)  Amethyst
#a7e15e  rgb(167, 225, 94)  hsl(87, 69%, 63%)  Inchworm
#e1985e  rgb(225, 152, 94)  hsl(27, 69%, 63%)  Persian Orange
#5ee198  rgb(94, 225, 152)  hsl(147, 69%, 63%)  Medium Spring Green