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#985EE3

#985ee3 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#985ee3 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 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.04% cyan, 58.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 266.17°, with 70.37% saturation and 62.94% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.34.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2023

Complementary

  1. #985ee3
  2. #a9e35e

Split complementary

  1. #985ee3
  2. #e3db5e
  3. #66e35e

Analogous

  1. #5e66e3
  2. #985ee3
  3. #db5ee3

Triadic

  1. #985ee3
  2. #e3985e
  3. #5ee398

Tetradic

  1. #985ee3
  2. #e35ea9
  3. #a9e35e
  4. #5ee398

Square

  1. #985ee3
  2. #e35e66
  3. #a9e35e
  4. #5ee3db

Monochromatic

  1. #4c198f
  2. #6f24d0
  3. #985ee3
  4. #c29fee
  5. #ebe0fa

Shades

#985ee3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #985ee3
  2. #8955cc
  3. #7a4bb6
  4. #6a429f
  5. #5b3888
  6. #4c2f72
  7. #3d265b
  8. #2e1c44
  9. #1e132d
  10. #0f0917
  11. #000000

Tints

#985ee3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #985ee3
  2. #a26ee6
  3. #ad7ee9
  4. #b78eeb
  5. #c19eee
  6. #ccaff1
  7. #d6bff4
  8. #e0cff7
  9. #eadff9
  10. #f5effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#985ee3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #985ee3
  2. #9661d9
  3. #9365cf
  4. #9168c5
  5. #8e6cbb
  6. #8c6fb2
  7. #8a72a8
  8. #87769e
  9. #857994
  10. #827d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8871af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #167ce7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #367be0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #897a98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6571e6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b71e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f70bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-985ee3 {
  color: #985ee3;
}
Background
.bg-985ee3 {
  background-color: #985ee3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-985ee3 {
  border: 2px solid #985ee3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #985ee3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 94 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 70% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-985ee3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #985ee3, #db5ee3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-985ee3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 94 227 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.34 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.06 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.44 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.59 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.17 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.83 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.08 #67a11c Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Amethyst
#985ee3  rgb(152, 94, 227)  hsl(266, 70%, 63%)  Amethyst
#a9e35e  rgb(169, 227, 94)  hsl(86, 70%, 63%)  Inchworm
#e3985e  rgb(227, 152, 94)  hsl(26, 70%, 63%)  Persian Orange
#5ee398  rgb(94, 227, 152)  hsl(146, 70%, 63%)  Medium Spring Green