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#985EE7

#985ee7 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#985ee7 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 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.2% cyan, 59.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 265.4°, with 74.05% saturation and 63.73% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.84.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2045

Complementary

  1. #985ee7
  2. #ade75e

Split complementary

  1. #985ee7
  2. #e7dc5e
  3. #69e75e

Analogous

  1. #5e69e7
  2. #985ee7
  3. #dc5ee7

Triadic

  1. #985ee7
  2. #e7985e
  3. #5ee798

Tetradic

  1. #985ee7
  2. #e75ead
  3. #ade75e
  4. #5ee798

Square

  1. #985ee7
  2. #e75e69
  3. #ade75e
  4. #5ee7dc

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1696
  2. #6e20d8
  3. #985ee7
  4. #c3a1f1
  5. #ede3fb

Shades

#985ee7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #985ee7
  2. #8955d0
  3. #7a4bb9
  4. #6a42a2
  5. #5b388b
  6. #4c2f74
  7. #3d265c
  8. #2e1c45
  9. #1e132e
  10. #0f0917
  11. #000000

Tints

#985ee7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #985ee7
  2. #a26ee9
  3. #ad7eec
  4. #b78eee
  5. #c19ef1
  6. #ccaff3
  7. #d6bff5
  8. #e0cff8
  9. #eadffa
  10. #f5effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#985ee7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #985ee7
  2. #9661dd
  3. #9365d2
  4. #9168c8
  5. #8e6cbe
  6. #8c6fb4
  7. #8a72a9
  8. #87769f
  9. #857995
  10. #827d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8972b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #067ceb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #307ce4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #877b9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6472ea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a71e5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e70be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-985ee7 {
  color: #985ee7;
}
Background
.bg-985ee7 {
  background-color: #985ee7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-985ee7 {
  border: 2px solid #985ee7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #985ee7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 94 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 74% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-985ee7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #985ee7, #dc5ee7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-985ee7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 94 231 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.84 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.15 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.18 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.89 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.29 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.77 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.45 #67a118 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Amethyst
#985ee7  rgb(152, 94, 231)  hsl(265, 74%, 64%)  Amethyst
#ade75e  rgb(173, 231, 94)  hsl(85, 74%, 64%)  Inchworm
#e7985e  rgb(231, 152, 94)  hsl(25, 74%, 64%)  Persian Orange
#5ee798  rgb(94, 231, 152)  hsl(145, 74%, 64%)  Medium Spring Green