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#985EE2

#985ee2 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#985ee2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.74% cyan, 58.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 266.36°, with 69.47% saturation and 62.75% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.21.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2017

Complementary

  1. #985ee2
  2. #a8e25e

Split complementary

  1. #985ee2
  2. #e2da5e
  3. #66e25e

Analogous

  1. #5e66e2
  2. #985ee2
  3. #da5ee2

Triadic

  1. #985ee2
  2. #e2985e
  3. #5ee298

Tetradic

  1. #985ee2
  2. #e25ea8
  3. #a8e25e
  4. #5ee298

Square

  1. #985ee2
  2. #e25e66
  3. #a8e25e
  4. #5ee2da

Monochromatic

  1. #4c198e
  2. #6f25ce
  3. #985ee2
  4. #c19fee
  5. #ebe0f9

Shades

#985ee2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #985ee2
  2. #8955cb
  3. #7a4bb5
  4. #6a429e
  5. #5b3888
  6. #4c2f71
  7. #3d265a
  8. #2e1c44
  9. #1e132d
  10. #0f0917
  11. #000000

Tints

#985ee2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #985ee2
  2. #a26ee5
  3. #ad7ee8
  4. #b78eeb
  5. #c19eee
  6. #ccaff1
  7. #d6bff3
  8. #e0cff6
  9. #eadff9
  10. #f5effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#985ee2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #985ee2
  2. #9661d8
  3. #9365ce
  4. #9168c5
  5. #8e6cbb
  6. #8c6fb1
  7. #8a72a7
  8. #87769d
  9. #857994
  10. #827d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8871ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #197be6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #377bdf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #897997 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6571e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c71e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f6fba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-985ee2 {
  color: #985ee2;
}
Background
.bg-985ee2 {
  background-color: #985ee2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-985ee2 {
  border: 2px solid #985ee2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #985ee2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 94 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 69% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-985ee2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #985ee2, #da5ee2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-985ee2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 94 226 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.21 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.05 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.52 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.52 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.15 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.86 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.94 #67a11d Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Amethyst
#985ee2  rgb(152, 94, 226)  hsl(266, 69%, 63%)  Amethyst
#a8e25e  rgb(168, 226, 94)  hsl(86, 69%, 63%)  Inchworm
#e2985e  rgb(226, 152, 94)  hsl(26, 69%, 63%)  Persian Orange
#5ee298  rgb(94, 226, 152)  hsl(146, 69%, 63%)  Medium Spring Green