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#985EE8

#985ee8 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#985ee8 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 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.48% cyan, 59.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 265.22°, with 75% saturation and 63.92% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.97.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2051

Complementary

  1. #985ee8
  2. #aee85e

Split complementary

  1. #985ee8
  2. #e8dd5e
  3. #69e85e

Analogous

  1. #5e69e8
  2. #985ee8
  3. #dd5ee8

Triadic

  1. #985ee8
  2. #e8985e
  3. #5ee898

Tetradic

  1. #985ee8
  2. #e85eae
  3. #aee85e
  4. #5ee898

Square

  1. #985ee8
  2. #e85e69
  3. #aee85e
  4. #5ee8dd

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1697
  2. #6e1fda
  3. #985ee8
  4. #c3a1f2
  5. #eee4fb

Shades

#985ee8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #985ee8
  2. #8955d1
  3. #7a4bba
  4. #6a42a2
  5. #5b388b
  6. #4c2f74
  7. #3d265d
  8. #2e1c46
  9. #1e132e
  10. #0f0917
  11. #000000

Tints

#985ee8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #985ee8
  2. #a26eea
  3. #ad7eed
  4. #b78eef
  5. #c19ef1
  6. #ccaff4
  7. #d6bff6
  8. #e0cff8
  9. #eadffa
  10. #f5effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#985ee8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #985ee8
  2. #9661de
  3. #9365d3
  4. #9168c9
  5. #8e6cbe
  6. #8c6fb4
  7. #8a72aa
  8. #87769f
  9. #857995
  10. #827d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8972b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #017dec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e7ce5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #877b9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6372eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6971e6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e71be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-985ee8 {
  color: #985ee8;
}
Background
.bg-985ee8 {
  background-color: #985ee8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-985ee8 {
  border: 2px solid #985ee8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #985ee8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 94 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 75% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-985ee8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #985ee8, #dd5ee8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-985ee8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 94 232 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.97 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.18 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.12 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.97 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.33 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.76 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.52 #67a117 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Amethyst
#985ee8  rgb(152, 94, 232)  hsl(265, 75%, 64%)  Amethyst
#aee85e  rgb(174, 232, 94)  hsl(85, 75%, 64%)  Inchworm
#e8985e  rgb(232, 152, 94)  hsl(25, 75%, 64%)  Persian Orange
#5ee898  rgb(94, 232, 152)  hsl(145, 75%, 64%)  Medium Spring Green